On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
{4/5} “This never happened to the other fellow.” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, released in 1969 James Bond is still after Blofeld, but he’s having trouble finding him. He comes across Draco, head of a large crime organization. Draco makes Bond a deal — he’ll find Blofeld if Bond spends time with his daughter. Bond […]
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
{4/5} “Our way of life is under threat from an invisible enemy. One that hovers at our elbow on a daily basis. These enemies are everywhere — undetected, and unstoppable.” Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, released in 2015 A woman wearing her wedding gown kills herself. Later she is seen in the street shooting her husband. […]
Please Give
{4.5/5} “What if we didn’t have dogs with us, and we were doing that? That would be disgusting. But, because we have dogs, it’s normal.” Please Give, released in 2010 Kate and Alex buy furniture from people who have died and resell it for a much higher price. Andra, an acerbic old woman, lives next […]
The Judge
{5/5} “Imagine a far away place, Hank, where people value your opinion. Now go there.” The Judge, released in 2014 Hank is a big city lawyer who returns to his home town for his mom’s funeral. He hasn’t had much contact with his family in the last couple of decades — his daughter hasn’t even […]
Spectre
{4/5} “You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond.” Spectre, released in 2015 When Bond is in the middle of an international incident in Mexico, M grounds him. Meanwhile, M is in the midst of a shake-up of his own — MI5 and MI6 are merging and the double-oh program may be eliminated. […]
Mr. Holmes
{4.5/5} “Death, grieving, mourning — they’re all commonplace. Logic is rare, and so… I dwell on logic.” Mr. Holmes, released in 2015 Sherlock Holmes is old and getting forgetful — he lives in the country and keeps bees. He gave up detective work years ago. He recently returned from Japan, where he procured some prickly […]
What We Did on Our Holiday
{5/5} “I need a list… of the lies we’re going to tell. In case I forget one.” What We Did on Our Holiday, released in 2014 Abi and Doug drive to Scotland for Doug’s father Gordie’s 75th birthday. Abi and Doug aren’t together any more but they’re pretending to be for this occasion. They’ve asked […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
{5/5} “There’s a lot of pillows in here.” Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, released in 2015 Greg’s mom forces him to call Rachel, because she has cancer. Greg protests that they’re only acquaintances but his mom doesn’t budge. Rachel doesn’t particularly want to hang out with Greg, but they give it a try. […]
You Only Live Twice
{3.5/5} “I must say I am disappointed with the ease with which I could pull you in. The one thing my honourable mother taught me long ago was never to get into a car with a strange girl. But you, I’m afraid, will get into anything. With any girl.” You Only Live Twice, released in […]
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 […]