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No Time To Only Live Twice?
Even with a younger actor stepping into Bond 26, I wouldn’t rule out some sly acknowledgment of Bond’s fate in No Time to Die. An updated spin on You Only Live Twice (implicitly acknowledging the sin of No Time To Die and dealing with it head on) could be exactly… Read More →
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Xenia Onatopp: The final girl name innuendo?
As the James Bond franchise looks ahead to Bond 26 and beyond, it’s fair to wonder whether one of its cheekiest traditions has quietly been retired. The series has long indulged in knowingly suggestive names, from Pussy Galore to Holly Goodhead, with lighter entries like Plenty O’Toole and Mary Goodnight… Read More →
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Bond 26: Kite dancing in a hurricane?
To borrow Mr. White’s vivid phrasing from Spectre, the state of Bond 26 feels precarious at best. The usual speculation over casting has been amplified by a deeper uncertainty, with Amazon now steering the franchise and the longest gap between films raising legitimate concerns about momentum and direction. This is… Read More →
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Why don’t you enlighten me, Zorin?
In A View To A Kill, Bond’s response to getting caught in the act (and the dark) by Zorin and Mayday is clever, but the setup behind it is harder to buy. It feels rather convenient that Zorin and Mayday just happen to be lurking on the third floor of… Read More →
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It’s become distinctly chilly since Venice
This Bond quote from Moonraker is clever considering the circumstances, but doesn’t quite hold up under scrutiny. Bond and Dr. Goodhead have not interacted between Venice and Rio, so the remark feels more like a narrative shortcut rather than a plausible statement. Both characters have been busy tracking Drax on… Read More →
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For princess or wife of commissar?
In The Living Daylights, Kara Milovy offers a telling glimpse into her sensibilities with her fondness for a rather boring dress that prompts this wry remark. Like most of her fashion sense in the movie, it neatly sums up her practical aesthetic and understated presence. Kara stands apart from the… Read More →
Filed Under: The Living Daylights