2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1380+ words) There were plenty of compelling anti-heroes in the 1990s, but some characters weren’t likeable in the slightest. Comparisons between the ‘70s and the ‘90s are often made because of the renaissance allowed for the classes of emerging filmmakers. If the ‘70s saw studios becoming…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1176+ words) The 1980s have become an odd flashpoint in cinematic history because of the vastly different takeaways that historians and cinephiles have about them. Naturally, ten years tend to be associated with a very specific crop of titles, but there were a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1472+ words) The 1990s saw screenwriters struggling to come up with new gimmicks. There’s certainly a lot of creativity that goes into making character names that are intentionally over-the-top, and some screenwriters are able to get away with it by using nicknames, with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1592+ words) There are many ways in which a film can challenge, invert, or alter audience expectations, but they only have a single opportunity to nail a first impression. An audience needs to be told that what they are watching is worthwhile,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1413+ words) The naming of a film isn’t a step in the creative process that attracts much attention, but it’s arguably an essential factor in its marketing success. Plenty of famous films would not be nearly as successful today if they had…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1632+ words) Those who claim that the 1990s were the perfect cinematic decade tend to look over the misfires of 1991. By the first year of the ’90s, the film industry had fully moved into the modern era, with ‘80s nostalgia set aside for a period…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (763+ words) 40 years is an appropriate enough time to judge whether a film has lasting power, and 1986 has more than a few standouts that have proven to be both influential and high-quality, as well as some outliers. Just because a film has…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (546+ words) The most significant criticism frequently levelled against the 1980s as a decade in cinema is that it was an era of populism in which the industry forgot the takeaways of the New Hollywood era. However, populism isn’t the sole reason behind…...

2+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (371+ words) It’s hard to comprehend that in just a few years’ time, 1980 will have been 50 years ago. The decade doesn’t seem that far away, but things have changed a lot since then, especially the cinematic landscape. It was therefore a complicated…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (574+ words) 1981 was a year of remarkable risk-taking in film. There is no hard-and-fast demarcation point where one era of history ends and the other begins. While it’s generally accepted that the New Hollywood era was between the release of Bonnie & Clyde…...