The Bourne Identity
{5/5} “How could I forget about you? You’re the only person I know.” The Bourne Identity, released in 2002 A man is pulled out of the sea by fishermen. The doctor on board removes two bullets from the man’s back. When the man follows a clue to a bank in Switzerland he discovers that people […]
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 Fabergé 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 […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 9)
{5/5} “I’ll tell you, Murdoch, these chicken wings are the only good thing about Buffalo.” Murdoch Mysteries season 9, aired in 2015-16 George is in prison after being convicted of shooting Edna’s husband. When someone is stabbed at the prison, George teams up with former Chief Constable Giles to figure out who did it. Meanwhile, […]
For Your Eyes Only
{3/5} “I’m a good judge of man. You have what the Greeks call ‘thrausos’ — guts.” For Your Eyes Only, released in 1981 A British nuclear submarine is destroyed off the coast of Albania. When they ask a marine archaeologist to find the wreck, he and his wife are killed by a Cuban hit man. […]
Motive (season 4)
{4.5/5} “And stop betting on whether I will actually go on vacation, because I am on vacation.” Oscar is now staff sergeant and in charge of the team. He and Betty are a couple now. Mitch Kenneck joins the team but he’s the son of a policeman and he’s a bit cocky. When Betty discovers […]
The Imitation Game
{5/5} “Sometimes it’s the very people who no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” The Imitation Game, released in 2014 Alan Turing is a mathematical genius who’s trying to crack Enigma, the German decryption machine. If he can, the Allies might just have a better chance at winning World […]
The Terminal
{5/5} “I don’t let anyone look at my trash without an appointment.” The Terminal, released in 2004 Victor Novarski arrives in New York to discover that there’s been a military coup in his home country of Krakozhia. His passport is no longer valid. As a man without a country he has to stay at the […]
A Hologram for the King
{4.5/5} “This is sales. You make estimates and you make plans. But then you get there and everything changes. But you make the sale.” A Hologram for the King, released in 2016 Alan is in Saudi Arabia to sell an IT solution to the king for his new city. But he has no idea when […]