During the prep for 1981, I realized this year was a wild culture clash between the emerging Reagan-era conservative style and the absolutely insane, bonkers, bat-shit crazy style led by the likes of David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, etc.
I put together this helpful visual representation of where some do the major films of 1981 landed on the conservative to crazy spectrum.
Let me know if you agree or disagree with any of my placements and look for the episode which releases next Friday.
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