Author: Chris Wade

The 1970s was the age of New Hollywood, a time when film auteurs and movie mavericks were exploring the human condition from all manner of angles. Cinema had moved away from the mega budgets of the previous decades, had shifted drastically from lavish epics and star studded musicals, and moved to smaller, more personal fare. […]

The 1980s was the age of the blockbuster, a time when stories and backdrops were getting bigger and more lavish by each passing year. The Indiana Jones and Star Wars franchises led the decade when it came to box office receipts, while sequels and prequels also guaranteed big bucks. In the eyes of both the […]

The 1990s were a golden era for high quality thrillers, from the erotically charged likes of Basic Instinct and Disclosure, to exciting blockbusters like The Fugitive and The Juror. So many thrillers were made throughout the decade, though, that naturally many of them were destined to slip under the radar and became neglected as the […]