Enemy
{2.5/5} “Did you have a good day at school?” Enemy, released in 2012 Adam is a history professor. When he sees someone in a movie who looks just like him, he becomes obsessed with him. He tracks Anthony down and calls him, asking to meet — Anthony agrees. Meanwhile, Anthony’s pregnant wife Helen is very […]
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
{2.5/5} “Everything is tinged, OK? That’s the thing you have to realize… Coloured by mood, by emotion, by past experience. There is no objective reality.” I’m Thinking of Ending Things, released in 2020 A young woman is on a road trip with her boyfriend Jake. She likes him, but she’s having second thoughts about their […]
Time Trap
{2.5/5} “Yeah, we’ve got a lot to talk about.” Time Trap, released in 2018 Professor Hopper is looking for his parents, who disappeared decades ago. He finds their van, and goes looking in a cave. A couple of days later a pair of his students and their friends go looking for him. When they find […]
A View to a Kill
{2.5/5} “No one ever leaves the KGB.” A View to a Kill, released in 1985 The Russians have stolen a secret microchip technology, and James Bond is sent to investigate. The chip is made by Zorin Industries. When he arrives at Max Zorin’s estate to see what he is up to, he finds something suspicious […]
Never Say Never Again
{2.5/5} “You’re not going to make any trouble, are you Mr. Bond? Let’s face it, your reputation has preceded you.” Never Say Never Again, released in 1983 James Bond is sent back into the field to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE. SPECTRE has demanded that NATO pay them billions of dollars. Bond tracks […]
Octopussy
{2.5/5} “Spend the money quickly, Mr. Bond.” Octopussy, released in 1983 James Bond is on the trail of someone who bought a FabergĂ© egg at auction for a much higher price than normal. His superiors think the Russians may be creating fake eggs — and they’re right. It’s part of a scheme of one Russian […]
The Man with the Golden Gun
{2.5/5} “‘I mean, sir, who would pay a million dollars to have me killed?’ ‘Jealous husbands, outraged chefs, humiliated tailors — the list is endless.’” The Man with the Golden Gun, released in 1974 Scaramanga, aka the man with the golden gun, is an independent assassin whose fee has risen to $1 million. James Bond […]
Live and Let Die
{2.5/5} “‘Who’s funeral is this?’ ‘Yours.’” Live and Let Die, released in 1973 When three agents are killed, James Bond is sent to New York to investigate. M believes the murders are all connected to Dr. Kanaga of the Caribbean island of San Monique. Bond later travels to San Monique and New Orleans in pursuit […]
Diamonds Are Forever
{2.5/5} “Weren’t you a blonde when I came in?” Diamonds Are Forever, released in 1971 James Bond investigates a diamond smuggling ring operating in South Africa. He heads to Holland, though, because of intelligence that one of the smugglers is going to be there. He impersonates the smuggler, Franks, even wearing fake fingerprints thanks to […]
Thunderball
{2.5/5} “I thought I wore a hat when I came in.” Thunderball, released in 1965 Emilio Largo is now number 2 at SPECTRE. He has an audacious plan to get millions of dollars out of NATO — steal two of their nuclear weapons and hold them for ransom. He steals the weapons, and James Bond […]