The turn of a decade always brings a shift in cultural perspective, and 1990 was no exception. As the Cold War thawed and the world map began to reshape itself, filmmakers looked back at the conflicts of the 20th century with fresh eyes. Instead of the hyper-masculine, explosive action tropes that dominated the 1980s, the … Read more
If you were wandering the neon-lit aisles of a Blockbuster video store in the early 90s, the new release wall was an absolute goldmine. But if you look closely at the timeline of cinema history, one specific year stands out as a bizarre, beautiful bridge between the muscle-bound excess of the 1980s and the slick, … Read more
When you think of classic horror eras, the neon-soaked slasher craze of the 1980s usually comes to mind first. But as the calendar flipped to a new decade, the horror genre was forced to evolve. Audiences were largely burned out on silent killers in hockey masks, and filmmakers began pivoting toward something much more terrifying: … Read more