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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, plenty […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, 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

10 Star Wars Characters Who Deserve Their Own Disney+ Series

August 28, 2026 by Matthew Shepherd

Matthew Shepherd with ten Star Wars characters who deserve their own Disney+ series…The best thing Disney has done with Star Wars is get it away from the Skywalker saga. The Mandalorian proved the universe works as a Western. Andor proved it works as a political thriller. The template is now established — find the right […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Matthew Shepherd, Movies, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: Disney, Emilia Clarke, Lucasfilm, Rupert Friend, Star Wars, Temuera Morrison

LEGO Star Wars at 20: The Video Game That Kickstarted a Phenomenon

April 9, 2025 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor looks at LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game twenty years on from its release…These days, LEGO and many of the largest pop culture franchises go hand in hand, be it Marvel, DC, Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog to movies like Jurassic Park and Dune. We’ve seen this especially in video games, with LEGO […]

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14 Incredible Sci-Fi Movie Scores

May 27, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

No good sci-fi movie is complete without an awe-inspiring musical score to elevate the on-screen visuals; here are fourteen of the best…A great music score can take the visual landscape of a film and add a whole other dimension to help transport the viewer. For genre movies, an effective score is essential in embellishing your […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill Conti, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Daft Punk, Don Davis, E.T., Hans Zimmer, Interstellar, John Williams, Jurassic Park, M83, Masters of the Universe, Mica Levi, Miracle Mile, Oblivion, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Tangerine Dream, The Matrix, The Terminator, tron legacy, Under the Skin, Vangelis

10 Iconic Movie Weapons Every Millennial Kid Wanted

September 1, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

A cool movie weapon makes all the difference in genre films and we look at ten movie weapons every millennial kid wanted…Action and sci-fi films and their relentless battles between good and evil have one consistent. Weaponry is involved and whether it’s the use of real-life weapons or creations for your film, making it look […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan the Barbarian, Dolph Lundgren, Evil Dead, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Krull, Masters of the Universe, Predator, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Robin Hood, Star Wars, Sylvestor Stallone, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Texas Chain Saw Massacre

10 Movie Franchises That Need To End

October 17, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

With a remake, reboot, or sequel every week, it’s time to look at ten franchises that need to end…Look at a coming soon list of mainstream movies across the next 12 months and you’ll notice something. The titles all seem familiar. We’ve been there and we’ve done it already. Sometimes for 10 movies no less.Hollywood […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Romulus, Aliens, Evil Dead, fast and furious, Furiosa, Ghostbusters, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark, James Bond, Jurassic Park, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Star Wars, Star Wars: Andor, Terminator, Terminator 2, The Fast and the Furious, The Mandaloran, XXX 3

When Movie Artwork Was Great

November 26, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the peak of movie artwork (and subsequent decline)…Movie making is a long drawn out process. From those first scrawled notes that slowly evolve into script, to the preparation, production and post, so many elements combine to deliver a final product. Then you have the small matter of selling said film. It’s […]

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The Most Incredibly Annoying Movie Characters

April 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the most annoying movie characters ever…Cinema at its best delights and enthrals. For that to work, we need engaging characters we can get behind. There’s a problem though. Sometimes for an array of reasons, some characters just end up being incredibly annoying. It can be the cherry on the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: American Pie, Awesomely Righteous and Radical, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Chris Klein, Hayden Christensen, Jesse Eisenberg, Jingle All the Way, jon cryer, Kellan Lutz, Kirsten Stewart, Macaulay Culkin, Mike Myers, Orlando Bloom, Party Like It's 1984, Pirates of the Caribbean, Richie Rich, Robert Pattinson, Sinbad, Sofia Coppola, Star Wars, Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Superman IV: Quest For Peace, Taylor Lautner, The Godfather: Part III, The Love Guru, Twilight

Revisiting the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

September 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Were a generation of fans too harsh on the Prequel Trilogy? Tom Jolliffe revisits The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to see whether they’re worthy of reappraisal, and how they hold up post-Disney Sequel Trilogy…Remember Spaced? The much loved and all too shortly lived sitcom from Edgar Wright, Simon […]

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Disney+ Review – Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi

August 6, 2026 by Robert Ewing

Robert Ewing reviews Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi…A bold new direction for the Visions series begins with Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi, the first project in the Presents line, which allows creators to expand upon the shorts originally produced for the anthology show. This show builds upon the titular […]

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