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Charles Nicholas Raymond

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March, 2017
B.S. in Mass Communication at the University of Montevallo
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Nicholas is an editor for Screen Rant's Movies & TV Features division. Nicholas has covered all things related to the MonsterVerse for Screen Rant since 2019. When not writing about Godzilla, he covers Cobra Kai, The Wheel of Time, The Walking Dead, and martial arts movies.

Author Details

Nicholas Raymond is an author and journalist based out of Alabama, where he proudly roots for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. A graduate of the University of Montevallo, he has a degree in mass communication with a concentration in journalism. He can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @cnraymond91.

Favorite Media

A fan of Godzilla since he was six years old, he loves anything with Godzilla in it (but not the 1998 movie, which doesn't count.) He also considers himself a big fan of 1940s film noir. As a rule, he watches Casablanca and It's a Wonderful Life once a year. Some of his other favorites are Rear Window, The Mark of Zorro, and Laura. His all-time favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker.

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Donnie Yen's Great 2-Part Fantasy Movie Series On Prime Video Remakes An Underrated Kung Fu Gem From 1989

Starring Donnie Yen, this two-part martial arts fantasy movie series serves as a more expansive remake of an underrated kung fu movie from 1989.

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9 Years Ago, This 1970s Kung Fu Movie Star Directed A Great Remake Of His Best Martial Arts Movie

A martial arts star from the 1970s and 1980s revived what was arguably his best kung fu movie by directing a stellar remake in 2016.

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"I Love The Whole Idea But...": Three James Bond Gadgets From Daniel Craig Era Do Happen In Real- Life, But CIA Expert Also Notes Some Myths

A former CIA technology expert has weighed in on three of James Bond's gadgets in No Time to Die, exposing flaws in how they're used onscreen.

Donnie Yen holds a sword in Tiger Cage 2
Donnie Yen Got His Own Jackie Chan Style Action Movie Thanks To This 1992 Kung Fu Film

In 1990, Donnie Yen starred in an underrated martial arts gem that sounds a lot like the kind of film that would be expected of Jackie Chan.

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If You Love Murder On The Orient Express, Watch This 1938 Alfred Hitchcock Classic With 98% On RT

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a 1938 mystery movie with a 98% score is a must-watch for those who enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express.

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Toho's Forgotten Walrus Monster Nearly Met Godzilla In This 1968 Kaiju Movie

A walrus monster from a forgotten Toho film nearly had a run-in with Godzilla in one of the King of the Monsters' most popular 1960s movies.

Tom Neal stands in the rain in Detour
Roger Ebert Said This Low-Budget 1945 Film Noir Wouldn't "Receive A ing Grade In Film School" But Gave It 4 Stars Anyway

According to Roger Ebert, this 1945 film noir "wouldn't receive a ing grade in film school" - yet he still awarded it a four-star review.

Jet Li using kung fu in Martial Arts of Shaolin
This 1986 Kung Fu Movie Marks A Career Milestone For Jet Li That Both Bruce Lee & Jackie Chan Missed

Jet Li's role in a 1986 kung fu movie marked an early - but important - career milestone that is surprisingly not shared by Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan.

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A 1991 Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Has A Rematch Of The Most Iconic Fight In His Career

A 1991 martial arts movie featured a fight scene that was essentially a rematch of the most iconic fight of Jean-Claude Van Damme's career.

Monsters in Destroy All Monsters.
Godzilla's Greatest Monster Team-Up From 1968 Was Almost Even Bigger: 4 More Kaiju Almost Showed Up

Toho's biggest kaiju team-up in Godzilla history, Destroy All Monsters, came close to being even bigger, with four monsters being in line to appear.

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I Love Arnold Schwarzenegger's Conan The Barbarian, But It Gets 1 Thing Wrong That's Always Bugged Me

As great as Conan the Barbarian may be, there's one major aspect of the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie that falls short of expectations.

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Wheel Of Time Theory Reveals An Extra Member Of The Forsaken Is Hiding In The Show

There's supposed to be eight Forsaken in The Wheel of Time's TV show, but one theory reveals a way for nine of them to be incorporated.

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If This Cancelled Mothra Spinoff Had Happened, The 1990s Godzilla Movies Would Have Been Completely Different

The fate of a planned Mothra solo film in the 1990s was integral to the direction taken by Toho's Godzilla movie franchise during the Heisei era.

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This Martial Arts Villain Actor Is Responsible For Both Of Jackie Chan's Greatest Kung Fu Movie Showdowns

Surprisingly, both of the greatest showdowns in Jackie Chan's kung fu movie history are owed to the involvement of one martial arts villain actor.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Conan The Barbarian Probably Wouldn't Have Happened Without This 1958 Fantasy Movie

It's worth wondering if Arnold Schwarzenegger would have ever graced the big screen as Conan the Barbarian if this 1958 movie hadn't been made.

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This Hollywood Actor Starred In An Amazing War Movie About His Own Experiences In World War 2

In 1955, the most decorated soldier in American history starred as himself in an incredible war movie about his actions during World War II.

Charlton Heston as George Taylor looking into the distance in Planet of the Apes (1968)
After Planet Of The Apes, Watch This Great Dystopian Sci Fi Movie With Charlton Heston

A much better movie to watch after Planet of the Apes isn't its direct sequel, but a completely different Charlton Heston dystopian movie.

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If You're A Fan Of John Wayne's The Shootist, Watch This Underrated Glenn Ford Western From 1967

A great Western with strong similarities to John Wayne's The Shootist is The Last Challenge, an underrated movie with Glenn Ford as the star.

Gregory Peck Charlton Heston and Carrol Baker in The Big Country
This 1958 Gregory Peck Western Has One Of The Genre's Best Fist Fights Ever

In 1958, Gregory Peck starred in a movie that contains what is easily one of the best Western fist fights ever to grace the big screen.

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Mark Dacascos Starred In A Wild 1994 Martial Arts Video Game Adaptation You Probably Didn't Even Know Existed

Mark Dacascos played one of the two main protagonists in a 1994 martial arts film that served as an adaptation of a then-popular video game franchise.