Chris Gelderd on the greatest Bond Girls of all time… A term that has stood strong for over 50 years, the phrase “Bond Girl” conjures up an image that defines escapist cinema; a dazzling leading lady, side by side with James Bond in his adventures, with beauty and brains to boot. While some may prefer […]
Movie Review – Out Of Death (2021)
Out Of Death, 2021. Directed by Mike Burns. Starring: Jaime King, Bruce Willis, Lala Kent, Kelly Greyson, Megan Leonard and Michael Sirow. SYNOPSIS: While out hiking to scatter her father’s ashes, Shannon Mathers (King) stumbles across a drug deal gone wrong between a corrupt police officer and a junkie. As the only witness, Shannon is […]
Get Over Here! The Mortal Kombat Movie Franchise
Chris Gelderd delves into the Mortal Kombat movie franchise… American game designers, writers and friends Ed Boon and John Tobias had a dream in 1990. It had been three years since the arcade beat-‘em up Street Fighter, created by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, made its debut and helped introduce a new genre of gaming. […]
Movie Review – More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story, 2021. Directed by Kevin Derek. Featuring Pat Morita, Evelyn Guerrero, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Henry Winkler, James Hong, Ron Thomas and Julia Nickson. SYNOPSIS: Noriyuki “Pat” Morita is known by millions as simply Mr Miyagi, his cult character from The Karate Kid series. But there is […]
Movie Review – The Iron Mask (2019)
The Iron Mask, 2019. Directed by Oleg Stepchenko. Starring Jason Flemyng, Charles Dance, Rutger Hauer, Jackie Chan, Helen Yao and Arnold Schwarzenegger. SYNOPSIS: A brilliant English cartographer must travel to China in search of a fabled ‘Dragon Seal’ that holds supernatural powers, unaware that many dangerous and powerful figures are also seeking the treasure for […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Allies
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond allies… You can’t save the world alone. Very true, even when you’re the world’s greatest secret agent. During the 58 years on screen, James Bond has travelled the world and defeated the most dangerous and brilliant criminal minds ever seen. But for all the bullets, bombs and […]
Movie Review – Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020)
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, 2020. Directed by Ethan Spaulding. Featuring the voice talents of Patrick Seitz, Steve Blum, Fred Tatasciore, Joel McHale, Robin Atkin Downes and Artt Butler. SYNOPSIS: As an inter-dimensional martial arts tournament – Mortal Kombat – gathers some of the greatest combatants across various realms together to win supremacy over one […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Stunts
Chris Gelderd on the top 10 James Bond stunts… From a complicated fight arrangement in 1962s Dr. No that saw stuntman Bob Simmons double Sean Connery, to a set explosion that became a Guinness World Record Breaker in 2015s Spectre, the James Bond films have had one thread running through them that thrills audience as […]
Movie Review – Fox Hunt Drive (2020)
Fox Hunt Drive, 2020. Directed by Drew Walkup. Starring Lizzie Zerebko, Michael Olavson, Ryan Forrestal, Edward Craig and J.R Ridge. SYNOPSIS: A normal working night of car-sharing turns into a nightmare when a passenger armed with stolen jewels, blood-soaked clothes and a gun gets in. He has one night to get where he needs to […]