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As a movie enthusiast, I must confess that the ’90s were quite an intriguing era in the world of cinema. The film industry was thriving, leading to a significant surge in production costs. For instance, ‘True Lies’ in 1994 broke new ground by being the first film to cost over $100 million. Fast forward three years, and the budget for Titanic doubled that figure at an astonishing $200 million. The unexpected triumph of unconventional films like ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘The Full Monty’, and ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ prompted studios to become more daring with their investments, allowing A-list actors to venture into less traditional roles. This narrative leads us to Philip Ridley, a filmmaker whose work in the ’90s was as peculiar as a moonlit dream, particularly his enigmatic, offbeat 1995 masterpiece, ‘The Passion of Darkly Noon‘.

On Saturday evening, Saturday Night Live promptly poked fun at Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s unprecedented meeting in the Oval Office at the White House that occurred recently.

On November 15, 2024, Diljit Dosanjh took the stage in Hyderabad, but prior to the performance, he received a warning from the Telangana government about singing songs that promote drug or alcohol use. This was due to a complaint filed by a resident of Chandigarh, who had witnessed such songs being performed during one of his previous shows at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. In response, Diljit altered his lyrics, which sparked responses like ‘last-minute curriculum change’.

Following the significant triumph of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, the imaginative crew opted to create a follow-up series, all set within the same world of elemental benders. Guided by original architects Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the spin-off series “The Legend of Korra” premiered in April 2012. The storyline focuses on a young Water Tribe woman named Korra, who serves as the next Avatar, succeeding Aang’s passing. Over four seasons, Korra evolves from a headstrong and impulsive girl into a spiritually mature and fully developed Avatar, prepared for the next chapter of her life.

The 1990s stood out in Hollywood for numerous reasons. For a period, James Cameron held sway over the industry, horror claimed its inaugural Best Picture award, and the Star Wars series made a comeback on the silver screen. However, it was not necessary to redefine classic genres to see them represented among the decade’s most significant films. Thrillers were included in that group.