If the 70s gave us gritty, realistic paranoia (think The French Connection ), the 80s gave us the indestructible superhuman. It was the decade of Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Willis.
– Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) El rugido que cambió el rock para siempre. Grunge en su máxima expresión.
Why do these films persist? Why do we see endless reboots and sequels attempting to recapture this magic?
While the 80s were about "Bigger is Better," the 90s were about "Cooler is Better." The rise of directors like Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and David Fincher shifted the focus from explosions to dialogue and style.
Not exclusive to the underground, but exclusive to those who get it . While Bon Jovi polished their hair, Paul Westerberg wrote “Here Comes a Regular.” This is the quintessential American mess: drunk, brilliant, and terrified of adulthood. It’s the classic for the kid who dropped out of community college to read Kerouac.