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1996 Was 30 Years Ago — The Movies That Defined the Middle of the 90s
Independence Day. Twister. Scream. Mission: Impossible. Trainspotting. Fargo. Thirty years later, 1996 looks like one of those remarkable movie years where almost every corner of cinema produced something we still remember.
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Why 1990s Horror Was Better Than People Remember
The 1990s are sometimes treated as horror's awkward decade — trapped between the slasher icons and practical-effects madness of the 1980s and the horror boom that followed in the 2000s. But look again. From Misery and Candyman to Scream, The Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense, the 1990s didn't kill horror. It realised horror had to change.
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10 Movies That Defined 1985
From time machines to pirate treasure, 1985 might have been one of the most ridiculously entertaining years in movie history.
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Why 80s Vampire Movies Were So Damn Good
The decade gave vampires leather jackets, nightclubs, motorbikes and a completely new attitude.
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The Greatest Movie Soundtracks of the 80s
The decade when a movie soundtrack could become almost as famous as the film itself.
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