Month: May 2026
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Uninterested in Bond 26 Oddsmakers and Polymarket
As an excited Bond fan, it feels strange to say this, but I have little interest in what betting oddsmakers or Polymarket have to say about Bond 26 casting. Their predictions are increasingly treated as legitimate “news” by entertainment outlets,… Read More →
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Whatever you’re after trust me, I’ll deliver
k.d. lang’s Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies remains one of my favorite non-theme Bond songs. I’ve always interpreted this lyric, along with the one that follows, “You’ll relish the world that I create,” through the perspective of Elliot Carver and… Read More →
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007 First Light released, Bond 26 distant
As I’ve said before, the hype around the 007 First Light video game has only made me more stubborn about Bond 26‘s seemingly endless delay. The game looks great from what I’ve seen online, but let’s be honest, a video… Read More →
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You’re only my second mission, you know
In Live and Let Die, it remains difficult to understand why Felix Leiter would assign the inexperienced Rosie Carver to assist James Bond in San Monique. Her previous mission had already ended with the death of agent Baines, and it’s… Read More →
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“They’ll simply ignore it and start again”
Young Bond author Charlie Higson recently weighed in on the death of James Bond in No Time to Die, arguing that if the producers “had any sense,” they’d do exactly the above. At first, I agreed with the sentiment outright,… Read More →
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My first and last Idris Elba thoughts
Even during the search to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, I never seriously viewed Idris Elba as a realistic candidate, so I largely avoided the discussion. Now that Elba himself has addressed the speculation over the years having denied… Read More →
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Never Say Urine Specimen Again
From the infamous urine specimen fight onward, Never Say Never Again well, never, quite regains its footing. The gag feels oddly desperate for a Bond movie, especially one already fighting an uphill battle as an unofficial entry in the series.… Read More →
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The Tears of Allah. Sweet, like money.
Although I can appreciate some of Maximilian Largo’s eccentricities in Never Say Never Again, he has some lines like the one above that leave much to be desired. While overlooking the beautiful Tears of Allah site, Largo takes a sip… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Sebastien Foucan as Mollaka
I remember a lot of hype for the parkour sequence of Casino Royale, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it deliver. And it was mostly because of Sebastien Foucan’s role as Mollaka, defying gravity in the foot chase escape… Read More →
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Fresh flowers everyday
Bond has no problem exhibiting his new-found riches to the hotel staff in Licence to Kill as seen in the above quote. Never mind it’s stolen drug cartel money, but between the Bollinger R.D. champagne and the hotel-room extravagance, Bond… Read More →
Filed Under: Licence To Kill