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Why the 80s and 90s Were the Most Enjoyable Era for Movies

October 22, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

We look back at the 80s and 90s and tell you why it was the most enjoyable era for movie audiences… Gather round, children, it’s time for me to take a misty-eyed look back at a time I grew up, which probably represents the glory years of cinema pleasure. Sure, before the 1980s and 90s, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Back to the Future, Blockbuster, Drew Struzan, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Masters of the Universe, Psycho, Renato Casaro, Silence of the Lambs, Speed, Star Wars

The Halcyon Days of the Video Store Experience

November 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe casts his mind back to the era of video stores – a rite of passage for people growing up in the 80’s and 90’s… During my early years the infrequent but welcome visits to the local video shop brought with them, a huge wave of excitement. Perhaps second only to a cinema outing, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Amsterdamned, Blockbuster, Dolph Lundgren, Drew Struzan, Indiana Jones, Shannon Tweed, Star Wars, VHS

Drew Struzan says The Force Awakens “is going to be THE BEST Star Wars” we’ve ever seen

August 19, 2015 by Gary Collinson

During the D23 Expo, Lucasfilm released a brand new poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens from Drew Struzan, and the legendary artist – whose work includes the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Back to the Future franchises –  has been speaking to Movie Weekly about the design and how it came about. SEE ALSO: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Drew Struzan, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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