Film Review: Spectre (2015)

"I don't know," James Bond says at one point in Spectre, when asked what would happen if he stopped to think about the reality of his violent life. This scene cuts to thematic core of Daniel Craig's Bond era. It is also, however, a moment you've seen before, specifically in Craig's first go-round as the…Read more Film Review: Spectre (2015)

Film Review: The Living Daylights (1987)

Every James Bond film involves a battle, and not just against a flabby big bad or an impending global catastrophe. Instead, the primary battle of the James Bond franchise is one of relevancy. Each adventure must answer some very big questions. How do you take a dinosaur of a character and make him feel fresh?…Read more Film Review: The Living Daylights (1987)