This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade.

Neville’s Breakdown: 1975 frames the year as when American movies stopped believing in institutions and started mirroring national disillusionment.

Patton Oswalt, Martin Scorsese, Seth Rogen and more examine 1975 as a key cultural and historical turning point.

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the American film industry faced a crisis. Theater attendance plummeted, forcing thousands of venues to close. Major studios with their own theater chains ...