Posts Tagged ‘James Bond’
Film Review – The Mother
Given her history as a dancer, as well as her willingness to take on physically demanding roles – from Hustlers (2019) to the slapstick of Shotgun Wedding (2022) – it’s surprising that Jennifer Lopez hasn’t done more action films. She clearly has the physicality to do it. In The Mother (2023), she runs,…
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Film Review – Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding (2022) contains enough screwball antics to forgive its ridiculous story. It blends both romantic and action comedy genres, going through the hijinks of both, and having fun doing so. The characters are bit too wacky to be believable – frankly, most of the actors…
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Film Review – Operation Mincemeat
The title of Operation Mincemeat (2022) refers to the real WWII mission in which British intelligence fooled the Third Reich with extraordinary measures. The plan was to convince the Germans that Britain was going to attack through Greece. In reality, Churchill’s administration intended to take Sicily and…
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Film Review – The 355
The title of The 355 (2022) represents an unidentified female spy who fought for the colonies during the American Revolution. The metaphor is not subtle, as this action thriller stars five female actors all hailing from different parts of the world. In terms of story and execution,…
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Episode 53 – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
For this week’s podcast, we discuss Sacha Baron Cohen‘s latest satirical comedy, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. From Disney+, we also review 2006’s The Simpson Movie, and we say farewell to the original James Bond, Sean Connery. Download the episode here.
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Film Review – The Rhythm Section
Before The Rhythm Section’s first trailer, it was the film that had so many paparazzi shots of Blake Lively in wigs and dirtied up while filming it. Just from the random photos, it became apparent that this might be Blake Lively’s attempt at pulling a…
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Film Review – American Assassin
American Assassin (2017) feels like it belongs to a bygone era. It has the makings of a Cold War spy thriller with its rebellious hero and international terrorists. We even get the luxury of the classic nuclear bomb that our protagonist must disable before the…
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Film Review – Jason Bourne
The last time we saw the amnesiac super agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) was in director Paul Greengrass’ The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Many believed that would be the last installment of the character we would see. Well, nine years and a forgettable spin off (The…
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