Month: August 2026
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I have taught you to love chickens
This may be the most gloriously out-of-context line in any James Bond movie, but Blofeld’s bizarre poultry lesson in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service actually serves a sinister purpose. During his nightly broadcasts to the women at Piz Gloria, Blofeld… Read More →
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No, don’t worry. You’re not my type.
In Casino Royale, Bond and Vesper’s coy back-and-forth during their first meeting in the car starts as pleasant conversation before gradually drifting into outright flirting, only to hit a wonderfully awkward dead end with this exchange. Vesper’s “Smart?” seems to… Read More →
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Licence To Kill, Not Snort Cocaine
Although I’ve always loved the simplicity of Licence To Kill‘s drug-trafficking plot and commend Timothy Dalton’s gritty performance, I cannot help but wonder what the movie might have been with an even darker edge and some actual on-screen drug use.… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Benicio del Toro as Dario
How awesome is it that we got a young Benicio del Toro as a henchman in Licence To Kill before his meteoric rise and eventual Oscar-winning career? Looking back at Dario, it’s clear that del Toro understood the assignment and… Read More →
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Pascal: Bond 26 actor “stirring” not “shaken”?
I debated including the rest of Amy Pascal’s Bond 26 interview with Deadline in my previous post, but the curious wording, apparent editing hiccups and unfortunate lack of a proper martini reference deserve their own spotlight. I actually like Pascal… Read More →
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Bond 26 actor identograph: “banana” or “octagonal”?
Deadline has a new interview with producer Amy Pascal, who, alongside producing the new Spider-Man movie, is also steering Bond 26 into production. Most notably, when asked when we might finally learn who will portray James Bond next, Pascal offered… Read More →
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Sono Topolino. E tu chi sei resti?
In Spectre, Bond dusts off his Italian in an amusing attempt to bluff his way past the doorman guarding the Spectre meeting in Rome. I always enjoy his confidence as he flashes the Spectre ring and jokingly introduces himself as… Read More →
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There’s a young lady in Santiago
Paloma is easily one of No Time To Die‘s brightest spots, which only makes her brief appearance all the more frustrating because it ends almost as soon as it begins. Her screen time could have been doubled without wearing out… Read More →
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You didn’t get the memo? I’m retired.
Jeffrey Wright’s portrayal of Felix Leiter throughout the Daniel Craig era remains one of my favorite supporting performances. Although I dislike his fate in No Time To Die just as much as Bond’s, their reunion at the Jamaican club is… Read More →
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Five years since No Time To Die
It has been a painful five years since the release of No Time To Die, with “source of all of my pain” mainly stemming from both the movie itself and the unprecedented wait for its successor. I genuinely wanted to… Read More →