#1990s-cinema

#1990s-cinema

By the middle of the 1990s, two Westerns had won Best Picture in three years. That was a big deal, because the genre had been more or less dormant since Heaven's Gate cratered at the box office in 1980. The successes of Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves and Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven came a few years after Costner starred in Silverado and Eastwood tested the waters by directing and starring in Pale Rider, two 1985 films that set the stage for the leading men to dazzle audiences and Academy voters with much grander follow-ups.

Eric Bana stars as Kyle Turner, an ISB Special Agent in Yosemite, who engages in a classic thriller plot rife with personal demons and the serenity of nature.

The general perception was that 'Drop Zone' was a ridiculous and disposable programmer, suffering criticism for its plot holes despite its box office performance.

I showed it to my 17-year-old son and he was mildly horrified. Now that three decades have passed since its release, I think we can all agree that Larry Clark's Kids was not a good film.

Stillman's unique voice and compelling portrayal of privileged youth were not only influential in the indie scene but also shaped perceptions of 1990s cinema.