Review: Jason Bourne – Diminishing returns for the superspy
I KNOW his name, but I don’t know much about him. Having never seen the preceding entries in the espionage saga, Jason Bourne was something of an unknown entity to me. By the end of...
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Review: Grimsby – Meandering spy spoof fails to shock
THERE are two distinct eras in the career of Sacha Baron Cohen: before he became world-famous, and after. Back in the late 90s, a little-known comedy writer and presenter started making waves with his harassment of celebrities...
Review: Spectre – Ambitious, bombastic return for Bond
HERE we are. Three years after the triumphant success of Skyfall, Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes return to the lacquered halls of MI6 for another stab at the modern James Bond. It’s not as...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – Skyfall
AND SO we come to the last hurrah of The Good, The Bad, and the Bond. We want to thank you for sticking with us through the good times and Moonraker. We hope that...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – Casino Royale
WE’RE on the final stretch now. After the 40th Anniversary ‘celebration’ of Die Another Day, we say goodbye to Pierce Brosnan and hello to the latest man to hold the handle of England’s most well-travelled spy. Let’s...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – Die Another Day
AFTER the thoroughly lukewarm reception for The World is Not Enough, Pierce Brosnan bows out of the Bond films with what is widely considered to be the worst entry in the series, canon or otherwise. It...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – The World is Not Enough
HAVING taken down cyber-hackers and Television News, we move on to Bond’s biggest threat yet: Begbie from Trainspotting. Fun fact about this one: Peter Jackson was considered to direct it after Barbara Broccoli watch Heavenly Creatures;...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – Tomorrow Never Dies
CARRYING ON with James Bond: Irish Edition, we have Brosnan’s second adventure. After the topical cyberpunk outing in post-cold war Russia, we have the equally topical forays into mass-media global warfare. Can Bond stop the nefarious Rupert...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – Licence to Kill
DALTON’s back and this time he has a licence, to Kill! Fun Fact: This was the last Bond film before they brought down the Berlin Wall. Yeah, that’s right, you’re getting political context with...
The good, the bad, and the Bond: Re-evaluating 007 – The Living Daylights
With the spectre of…SPECTRE looming ever closer, we carry on with a weekend of Dalton as we cover his short-lived run as the iconic spy. Here we cover his debut film, 1987’s The Living...
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