Following on from the big sci-fi spectacle that was Die Another Day, Casino Royale (2006) was proof the franchise has the ability to reinvent itself. The franchise went from one of the worst films to one of the best. James Bond has been promoted to a Double-0. On his first mission Bond is tasked with capturing a bombmaker […]
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Bondathon: Die Another Day
Die Another Day was the 20th Bond film that came out on the film franchise’s 40th anniversary. It aimed to be one of the biggest spectacles that the franchise has ever produced. James Bond has been captured during a mission in North Korea. He gets traded 14 months later because MI6 believed he broke under torture. He has been […]
Respect Review
Aretha Franklin is the latest beloved musical to receive the biopic treatment. It’s a film following on a tread that Walk the Line and Bohemian Rhapsody has started. Respect follows the life of Aretha Franklin (Skye Dakota Turner/Jennifer Hudson) from the age of 10 to the release of her live album of Amazing Grace in 1972. During this 20-year period Franklin’s musical […]
Bondathon: The World is Not Enough
The World is Not Enough was a film was that aimed to give the Bond franchise a grounded story and be a character-focused film after the action-packed Tomorrow Never Dies. MI6 has been attacked, a close friend of M has been killed and Bond has been injured. The suspect is Victor “Renard” Zokas (Robert Carlyle), a […]
Bondathon: Goldeneye
The Bond franchise is one of the most resilient around. It’s able to adapt and when some critics have written the franchise off Bond comes back stronger than ever. 1995’s Goldeneye was proof of this and is often seen as one of the best films the franchise has ever produced. The Iron Curtain has been lifted and the Soviet […]
Bondathon: Licence to Kill
Timothy Dalton’s second and final mission as James Bond was one of the darkest films in the franchise and certainly the most violent. Felix Leiter (David Hedison) is getting married, and James Bond is his best man. However, before the wedding, the pair must go off with the DEA to arrest Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), […]
Bondathon: Octopussy
1983 was the year that saw the Battle of the Bonds. Both Roger Moore and Sean Connery had Bond films come out. Moore’s Octopussy was the first Bond film to come out that year. 009 has been killed in action whilst carrying a fake Fabergé egg. Bond must continue the mission which sees him go to India and Germany to investigate […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #28: Lord of the Rings
Kieran and Jean talk about their love and appreciation for all things Tolkien
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Review
There were many cartoons based on toys in the ‘80s. Transformers, He-Man, and My Little Pony being some of the most famous. G.I. Joe was another one of these toy-based cartoons and Paramount and MGM have attempted to reboot the movie series. Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) watched his father being killed when he was a child. As an adult, Snake Eyes […]
Bondathon: The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun is one of the most infamous films in the Bond series. It was nearly a franchise killer and ended Harry Saltzman’s relationship with the franchise. Yet The Man with the Golden Gun was still able to provide some iconic Bond moments and imagery. MI6 is sent a golden bullet with 007 engraved on it. […]










