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…
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) – Review
Would you like to see King Kong fight a giant lobster? Well this is what Toho Studio wanted but Rankin/Bass Production rejected the idea so Kong was replaced with Godzilla.
SPECTRE (2015) – Review
Not too long ago I got a “catch-up” email of sorts from a friend that I hadn’t heard from in a good 5 years or so, among the many topics in the email James Bond was mentioned, both in that he was excited to see SPECTRE, and also how just recently, he gave Casino Royale…
007 Days of 007, Day 1: Quantum of Solace (2008)
If there’s one thing that can be said about any post-Dalton era 007 film, it’s that from that point on, the series proved itself to be a series of immense contrasts. For every truly great 007 film, there was a film that either downright sucked, was forgettable or good but not as good. With SPECTRE…
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) – Review
Bringing television shows to the big screen is certainly nothing new, but unfortunately for every Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation we get a dozen films like I Spy or The Wild Wild West. I’m sure Warner Bros was hoping to get another good franchise going and cash in on all that James Bond and Mission…