![]() ![]() Other plot points of the American ’80s story include the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the development of synthetic opioid drugs, the introduction of crack cocaine, the Satanic Panic, and the anti-communist sentiment that fueled the Cold War. It can be easy to romanticize the pre-internet era, especially in our current era of overwhelm, but the reality is that the ’80s were a decade when conservatism and capitalism were at all-time highs in the U.S. There was more going on in the movies of the 1980s than anamorphic lens flare, analog synthesizer soundtracks, and lip gloss. ![]()
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