THE RANKING
FILMS OF 1989
Chris: 1989, then. The year that saw the launch of a movie magazine called Empire. What were we doing in 1989?
Terri: I was ten. Everything I wanted to see was a 12. At that age, you’re just obsessed with how do I get into a 12? The answer in my case was an MC Hammer pantsuit from Tammy Girl and a perm with loads of hairspray. So 1989, I started going to the pictures.
Chris: The pictures. This is 1989, not 1959.
Terri: I’m from the North. I’m working class.
In 1989, I was in my second year of doing a degree in film at the Polytechnic of
