There was more stuff happening in the 1970s than crime. “The Price is Right,” hosted by Bob Barker, debuted, for example. However, the 1970s are undoubtedly a popular decade for crime stories. That’s ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The genre had shifted from shadowy backlot black-and-white mysteries to gritty, on-location films drenched in the sleaze and ...

The ’70s were a turning point for sci-fi in cinema. Before that, the genre felt more like playtime than serious storytelling, but in this decade, movies started bringing bolder ideas, sharper ...

While Star Wars and Jaws are often credited with starting Hollywood's sequel trend, The Godfather was one of the original 'super-grossers.' ...

These dazzling '90s movies set in the '70s bring together two of the greatest movie decades, with glorious results.

images courtesy of Cambist Films and Warner Bros. There are several ways a movie can age poorly. For one, there’s the film’s construction. CGI and, to a lesser extent, practical effects will end up ...

'70s Week: Ousmane Sembène’s "Xala" and Souleymane Cissé’s "Baara" revel in caustic humor and the comeuppance of corrupt leaders to explore the class struggles of post-independent African nations.