Part 3: The Stellar ‘70s

By PopMatters Staff

When it comes to post-modern moviemaking, everyone stereotypes the Me Decade as the genre's defining moment. In this case -- as illustrated by the 10 films that represent it -- the categorization is more than accurate. [20 June 2007]

The Demise of Horror Culture?

By Marco Lanzagorta

While the horror classics of 1968 may have indeed revitalized the genre, few today are aware of these movies' impact on the canon...if they acknowledge them at all. [13 May 2008]

(more Dread Reckoning)

Diary of the Dead

By Cynthia Fuchs

The black militia men, black men with lots of guns, are not about to be isolated and killed by vigilantes like Ben (Duane Jones). [15 February 2008]

Land of the Dead (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Predictably macabre, darkly comic, and grimly class conscious, Land of the Dead imagines a world where humans turn against each other when facing dreadful fates. [24 June 2005]

Night of the Living Dead: Millennium Edition (1968)

By Marco Lanzagorta

The casting of Duane Jones provides the film with a racial subtext, overtly linked to the social and political turmoil of late 1960s U.S. [14 June 2004]

Day of the Dead (1985)

By Marco Lanzagorta

The 'domesticated' zombie Bud has learned to appreciate the most important elements of modern culture: classical music, Stephen King novels, and handguns. [26 April 2004]

Dawn of the Dead (1979)

By Marco Lanzagorta

George Romero's apocalyptic vision looks more like prophecy than fiction. [5 April 2004]

Two Evil Eyes (Due occhi diabolici) (1990)

By Marco Lanzagorta

Romero's films often feature a family that is fragile, a prime target for destructive forces. [23 June 2003]