Released five years after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade aimed to recapture the magic of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is approached by a mysterious figure, Walter Donovan (Julian Glover), an American businessman who asks him to find another lost artifact. This time Indy is asked to find the Holy Grail. Indy […]
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The James Bond Movies Ranked
The Bond franchise is one of the most successful in pop culture. The film franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, spanning 25 official films and three unofficial films. They span a wide spectrum in quality, story, and tone and the franchise has been able to adapt to changing tastes and a changing political situation. […]
Bondathon: Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery famously said that he would never return to play James Bond after Diamonds Are Forever. However, he was convinced to return for one final adventure for the unofficial Bond film, Never Say Never Again. James Bond is now an aging agent who is no longer sent out on missions. M (Edward Fox) has deactivated the Double-0 section […]
Bondathon: Diamonds Are Forever
The seventh film in the official Bond series saw the return of Sean Connery in the role that made him famous. It was a final official Bond adventure for the Scot. After finding and killing Blofeld, M assigns Bond on a mission to investigate a diamond smuggling ring where the people on the smuggling chain are getting […]
Bondathon: You Only Live Twice
After the detour with the parody version of Casino Royale, Bondathon returns to the main series with the iconic if excessive Japanese-set adventure You Only Live Twice. The USA and USSR are on the brink of war after an American spacecraft disappears. The Americans blame the Soviets but MI6 believes the real culprit is in Japan and […]
Britflix: Highlander
Highlander was a high concept modern fantasy film that has earned its cult classic status and beloved by many. Wikipedia and IMDB classify Highlander as a British film so it is worthy of a Britflix retrospective. Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is an immortal man who has lived since the 16th Century. By 1985 he lives as an antique dealer […]
Bondathon: Thunderball
The fourth Bond film sees MI6’s best having a nautical adventure with Thunderball. SPECTRE has stolen two nuclear bombs from the RAF and blackmail NATO for £100 million or they would attack a major city within seven days. Due to the urgency of the situation, MI6 bring in every 00 agent in Europe, including 007. Bond believes he […]
Bondathon: Goldfinger
Goldfinger is often considered one of the quintessential Bond films. It’s a film that’s held as the gold standard of Bond films and was the highest-grossing film in the series until Skyfall. After a successful mission in Latin America James Bond gets to relax at Miami Beach. Whilst he was on holiday Bond gets his new assignment, investigate the gold-obsessed madman […]
Bondathon: From Russia with Love
If Dr. No was a good introduction to the Bond series From Russia with Love was a great follow-up and showed the series starting to hit its stride. Following the events of Dr. No SPECTRE set up an elaborate plan to get revenge against Bond. This involves the recruitment of a beautiful Soviet cipher clerk, Tatiana Romanov (Daniela Bianchi) who’s tasked to […]
Bondathon: Dr. No
Dr. No marks the start of the official movie series and sets up things to come. James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to Jamaica after an MI6 agent and his secretary are murdered. Bond soon discovers that these deaths are related to the agent’s investigation about a private island and the mysterious Chinese man who owns […]