Posts Tagged ‘James Bond’
From the Couch Hole: In a Land That Knows No Parting
This week the blue eyes were crying in the rain about those awful hot pockets. The mission impossible twice planted seeds of doom.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: All the Lights Are Changing Green to Red
This week we are in Babylon from May to December with Jim Dandy. In our past lives we can’t help falling in love with Dr. No and his Space Dunk.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: With a Pretty Girl Dancin’ to Jug Band Music
This week there’s a jug band Christmas party barbeque at the castle in the sky. The boy and the heron are still in the valley of the wind.
Read MoreBook Review: Being Bond: A Daniel Craig Retrospective by Mark Salisbury
A terrific coffee table book that explores the making of each Daniel Craig-starring Bond film
Read MoreThe Wit and Wisdom of James Bond Book Giveaway
The Wit & Wisdom of James Bond includes the very best quotes, quips and pearls of wisdom from all 25 films.
Read MoreNo Time to Die, Daniel Craig in His Final Outing as James Bond, Available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD 12/21
Viewers can go behind-the-scenes of the film and deeper into the legacy of Daniel Craig’s 007.
Read MoreWonderCon@Home 2021 Program Highlights
The panels I am most looking forward to seeing.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and No Time to Die
Even a head full of junk can’t keep me from cool things.
Read MoreAttack of the Robots (1966) Blu-ray Review: Eddie Constantine Lays His Cards on the Table
Redemption Films brings Jess Franco’s campy cult Eurospy spoof to Blu-ray, including an uncredited aural contribution by yours truly.
Read MoreBook Review: James Bond: SPECTRE: The Complete Comic Strip Collection
Not only for your eyes.
Read MoreSpectre is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some Bond, a haunted house, a grandma, Leftovers, and much more.
Read MoreSPECTRE Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Bond’s Past
Craig and Mendes re-team for an effort that falls short of Skyfall’s heights, but not by much.
Read MoreSPECTRE Movie Review: The Story That Baffled Me
SPECTRE works best when it delivers action, but stumbles when it slows down to tell its story.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Absolute Beginnings and Bitter Endings
From Bowie to Brando to Blofelds, this selection of five fairly forgotten flicks has an awful lot going on.
Read MoreJoanna Lumley’s Nile and Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey DVDs Review: Take a Tour with Patsy
Equally at home in drama or comedy, Joanna Lumley seems to have found a new calling in these travel programs.
Read MoreBook Review: The James Bond Omnibus Volume 005 by Jim Lawrence & Yaroslav Horak
These are quality Bond stories that every fan should appreciate.
Read MoreThe Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
There’s no picks like double-dips.
Read MoreSkyfall Movie Review: Good but Not Particularly Special
It’s a solid film that is mostly well-made that just happens to be featuring a major character from film history.
Read MoreSkyfall Blu-ray Review: Nobody’s Done It Better
Both Skyfall and the Blu-ray on which it appears are highly recommended.
Read MoreSkyfall Is the Pick of the Week
I might not be able to stream it, but I’m definitely watching Skyfall soon.
Read MoreQuantum of Solace Movie Review: A Rebooted James Bond Takes Two Steps Backward
After the game-changing Casino Royale, Marc Forster fell back on tired old tropes in Quantum of Solace.
Read MoreCasino Royale (2006) Movie Review: James Bond Gets a Reboot in a Remake and It’s Remarkable
After a long slump, everybody’s favorite super spy comes back in style.
Read MoreBest of Bond…James Bond: 50 Years – 50 Tracks Review: An Outstanding Collection
A wonderful set containing timeless theme songs and intense incidental music as well.
Read MoreDie Another Day Movie Review: The Epitome of 007’s Descent into Dumb Action Tropes
Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as Bond makes it clear why the franchise desperately needed a reboot.
Read MoreThe World Is Not Enough Movie Review: This Bond Is Not Enough
Michael Apted’s misstep.
Read MoreTomorrow Never Dies Movie Review: Enter The Dragon
The addition of martial arts star Michelle Yeoh kickstarts the franchise and breaks the mold of the typical Bond girl.
Read MoreGoldenEye Movie Review: The Best, Though Most Conservative, Modern James Bond Film
Pierce Brosnan’s debut is the last Bond movie to really feel like a Bond movie.
Read MoreLicence to Kill Movie Review: Reconsidering the Revoking
This is a different kind of James Bond, and that’s a good thing.
Read MoreThe Living Daylights Movie Review: It’s Not Easy Being the New Guy, Especially When You’re the New Guy’s Substitute
Just like Frankie, Elvis, and Sid, Timothy Dalton did it his way.
Read MoreBond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection Is the Pick of the Week
The super spy gets a super box.
Read MoreA View to a Kill Movie Review: I Want My MTV
A review of Roger Moore’s last outing.
Read MoreNever Say Never Again Collector’s Edition DVD Review: Sean Connery Plays His Most Famous Role One Last Time
The original is back in action as 007.
Read MoreOctopussy Movie Review: Can’t Live Up To Its Name
Don’t tell my mom but Octopussy doesn’t live up to my pubescent imagination.
Read MoreMoonraker Movie Review: Even an Established Film Franchise Can Bow to a New Trend
007 goes toe-to-toe with Star Wars, and the result is nothing short of amusing.
Read MoreThe Spy Who Loved Me Movie Review: One of the Franchise’s Best
Nobody does James Bond better than the cast and crew of The Spy Who Loved Me.
Read MoreThe Man with the Golden Gun Movie Review: All That’s Gold Does Not Glitter
The filmmakers missed a golden opportunity.
Read MoreReflections on Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and Let Die’
A trio of Sentries offer their thoughts about McCartney’s theme song.
Read MoreLive and Let Die Movie Review: Do You Ever Really Forget Your First (Bond)?
The necessary step to move the franchise forward.
Read MoreDiamonds Are Forever Movie Review: All Flash and Little Substance
Sean Connery’s return to the role of James Bond is less than thrilling.
Read MoreOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service Movie Review: The Name’s Lazenby, George Lazenby
It’s Bond like you’ve never seen him before: that awkward transitional boyfriend.
Read MoreYou Only Live Twice Movie Review: All of the Charm, Action, and Womanizing You Expect
Though flawed on a number of fronts, the film still entertains.
Read MoreThunderball DVD Review: James Bond in High-Stakes Action at Sea
The fourth film in the franchise finds Bond trekking to the Bahamas to save the world from nuclear destruction.
Read MoreGoldfinger Movie Review: The Series Swings into Full Throttle
The film is one entertaining, but slightly bumpy, ride.
Read MoreFrom Russia with Love Movie Review: Checkmate on the Orient Express
In terms of its importance to the franchise, it’s significant in several ways.
Read MoreDr. No Movie Review: Introducing James Bond
Here’s the one that started it all.
Read MoreBook Review: Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Some good elements for those who enjoy the spy genre, but its flaws ultimately cause it to fall flat.
Read MoreBook Review: James Bond: The Union Trilogy by Raymond Benson
Benson demonstrates himself to be a capable chronicler of James Bond with these stories.
Read MoreBook Review: The James Bond Omnibus Volume 001 by Anthony Hearn, Henry Gammidge, et al.
More than just an exercise in Bond fandom. Instead a fully enjoyable exploration of stellar sequential art.
Read MoreVarious Artists: The Best Of Bond… James Bond Music Review
A great collection of wonderful themes, and it really made me enjoy being a fan of these films.
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