India, Sept. 1 -- Hollywood actor Zoe Kravitz has made it clear that while she loves many things about the '90s, the homophobia that seeped into so much of its pop culture is something best left behind. In a recent conversation while promoting her upcoming film Caught Stealing, the 36-year-old actor recalled the excitement of revisiting the era, but stopped short at what she described as "super homophobic jokes on mainstream television."

She singled out the popular American sitcom Friends in particular. "If you watch Friends now you're like, 'Whoa'," she said.

Her co-star Austin Butler appeared surprised at the remark, asking, "Wow, even in Friends?" But Zoe didn't hesitate. "Oh, so much in Friends. Like, things that aren't punchlines a...