The 90s are back. From House of Gucci, Impeachment and the BBC’s unmissable New Labour documentary, it’s clear that this particular period is enjoying its turn in the cinematic limelight.
For fans of the scandalous and surreal, this can only be good news. Hollywood has fixated on the 70s and 80s for years now which – while a boon to costume and wig designers – has begun to feel slightly repetitive. If drama commissioners are now shifting their gaze to the 90s, then we could be in for a wild ride.
Admittedly, the 90s haven’t exactly been absent from our screens recently. We’ve already had the superlative The People vs OJ Simpson (and its thematic follow-up The Assassination of Gianni Versace). The UK’s own ‘trial of the decade’ gave us Quiz – James Graham’s take on the coughing major scandal. And let’s not forget that The Crown began – in spirit, if not in name – with a film set in 1997.
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