30 September 2020
17 October 2020
Can James Bond work as a Period Piece?
One of the features of the 007 franchise: constant speculation about the next movie, even BEFORE the latest one is out.. If we accept that the Bond people cannot sneak out more content for 2022’s 60th anniversary, featuring Daniel Craig in a coda performance? Then we must logically embrace...
07 October 2020
Don’t Blame BOND for the Death of Cinema. And he CAN still SAVE it..
NO TIME TO DELAY? No! Moving 007 was the ONLY thing to do.. Daniel Craig said it best himself. This thing is bigger than all of us and we want as many people to see the movie, as safely as possible. Was it frustrating for the Bond film...
29 September 2020
Tom Hardy is the new James Bond! No, Wait, It’s Henry Cavill..no..it’s a WOMAN..No..it’s HIDDLESTON..No..it’s DANIEL CRAIG!
Relax. There is no new James Bond. Yet. Here’s why. Yes, Tom Hardy would be awesome. Yes, he would bring machismo, refinement, elegance, style, warmth, wit and force of nature action credentials. But he is also a star already and therefore expensive and comes with baggage that would arguably...
03 September 2020
New NO TIME TO DIE Trailer is out. GREAT action, score, atmosphere, stakes. A few quibbles. But YES!
THE TRAILER THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING (But also kinda leaves everything the same?) New Bond trailer out. Is it ‘gud’ (good)? YES! YES! COME ON! It’s BOND. Always good. Is it GREAT, though? Well in places. Quibbles: THEY BASICALLY GIVE AWAY THE STAKES OF THE BADDIE PLOT! Does the...
09 August 2020
Christopher J Smith Takes us Back to the MOVIES!
CHRISTOPHER J SMITH’S LIST OF MOVIES TO GET YOU THROUGH SUMMER! So those Cinemas / ‘Theaters’ have NOT opened doors as such. Indeed, we might as well be still in universal lockdown. It should be perfectly possible to arrange for social distancing / safe mask wearing /seat allocation. But no....
