Month: January 2026
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Character Spotlight: Blanche Ravalec as Dolly
Dolly’s entrance in Moonraker, where she locks eyes with Jaws while Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture swells in the background, is deliberately over-the-top and initially feels like pure parody. I’ll admit I rolled my eyes at the idea of giving… Read More →
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Bullfighters do the same thing
This curious line in The Man With the Golden Gun arises during Bond’s conversation with Andrea Anders about her relationship with Scaramanga. When Bond asks whether they are lovers, she explains that intimacy occurs only before Scaramanga kills. Bond’s response… Read More →
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There was this girl in Philadelphia…
Fatima Blush in Never Say Never Again stands out as one of the most unhinged female antagonists of any Bond movie. The character is written as flamboyantly unstable with an extravagant wardrobe and erratic behavior signaling a dangerous, unbalanced woman.… Read More →
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There are worse things than dying, hombre.
This Franz Sanchez line from Licence to Kill is one of his most chilling declarations. It sounds cryptic on the surface since death is final, but Sanchez isn’t referring to an end. He’s referencing extended suffering. That philosophy is brutally… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Caterina Murino as Solange
Although I find her horse-riding entrance in the middle of a family-friendly beach resort a bit bizarre, Solange in Casino Royale is a great character with a short but compelling arc and an unfortunate end. Her far stronger entrance is… Read More →
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Bond 26 as Craig-era prequel? No thanks
I’ve constantly got my eyes peeled for any Bond 26 news, so when I see some rumors that aren’t outlandish and deserve some discussion, I’ll comment on them. A recent MovieWeb report suggests Bond 26 could be set as a… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: John Kitzmiller as Quarrel
As one of Bond’s earliest on-screen allies, Quarrel in Dr. No stands out as a surprisingly nuanced and essential character. John Kitzmiller brings a range that moves convincingly from ruthless knife-pulling to simple humility, from wary superstition to steadfast loyalty.… Read More →
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Recall. Three. Send.
In an era when smartphones boast extraordinary capabilities and price tags to match, it’s striking how insignificant they’ve become as gadgets in modern James Bond movies. The Ericsson JB988 from Tomorrow Never Dies remains, in my mind, as the definitive… Read More →
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The machine’s fixed! Who’s she, your mother?!
The scene with this annoying twerp in Diamonds Are Forever that loses to Tiffany Case in the carnival game is one of the reasons why the movie feels campy. And it’s a perfect example of why kids should never be… Read More →
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Whishaw: B26 “something left field, something unexpected”
Ben Whishaw’s recent comments to Metro about Bond 26 strike exactly the right chord. His call for a “real gear shift,” something genuinely “left field” and not remotely interested in recreating Daniel Craig is precisely the creative boldness the franchise… Read More →
Filed Under: Bond 26