When one thinks of cartoons from the 60s, titles like The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo quickly come to mind. But the show that had me riveted to my television set during that time, was the amazing Jonny Quest, an action series with a kid hero.
Tag: James Bond
Hobbs & Shaw (2019) – Review
The Fast and the Furious franchise departed the whole “Street Racing” element at around the fifth film, and since then they’ve focused mostly on crazy heists with high-octane action sequences — each one trying to outdo the previous entry — and then with The Fate of the Furious, any semblance of reality was gleefully dispatched. Now, with…
Condorman (1981) – Review
Bondmania was still a fairly big thing throughout the 70s and 80s, with Roger Moore taking the character in a broader more comedic direction, and even though by the end of the decade entries like Moonraker had gotten a bit too ridiculous – and by that I mean downright stupid at times – they still…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – Review
Two years ago Matthew Vaughn brought to the screen another surprisingly good adaptation of a Mark Millar comic book called Kingsman: The Secret Service where we saw a street kid being groomed to be a gentleman spy so that he could save the world.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. “The Finny Foot Affair” (1964) – Review
The popularity of the James Bond films lead to one of the best espionage action shows on television in the form of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. which had a tone that ran from taught thriller to almost campy fun, but midway through season one, we got a delightful blend of serious spy action with a…