Shaken, Not Stirred takes a (brief) look at the James Bond canon from Eon Productions. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of the cultural landscape as well as the genre it helped to create, not to mention its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE (LETTER)BOX(D): LOOK UP! LOOK DOWN! … Continue reading Shaken, Not Stirred: Thunderball (1965)
Shaken, Not Stirred takes a (brief) look at the James Bond canon from Eon Productions. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of the cultural landscape as well as the genre it helped to create, not to mention its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE (LETTER)BOX(D): EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES TURNS … Continue reading Shaken, Not Stirred: Goldfinger (1964)
Shaken, Not Stirred takes a (brief) look at the James Bond canon from Eon Productions. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of the cultural landscape as well as the genre it helped to create, not to mention its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE (LETTER)BOX(D): THE WORLD’S MASTERS OF … Continue reading Shaken, Not Stirred: From Russia With Love (1963)
Shaken, Not Stirred takes a (brief) look at the James Bond canon from Eon Productions. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of the cultural landscape as well as the genre it helped to create, not to mention its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE (LETTER)BOX(D): NOW MEET THE MOST … Continue reading Shaken, Not Stirred: Dr. No (1962)
That’s right, we’re back for another round. When Jon and I started compiling ideas for this series, exploring the Bond films was an early suggestion from me. Beyond the personal connection – the Connery films in particular were very important to my father, and was one of the things he shared with me as a child – I think there’s deeper themes to explore. Following … Continue reading Shaken, Not Stirred: Taking On James Bond
Being Film #31 for Hooptober 2025
I don’t remember exactly what they say about the best laid plans, but of course after finishing last night’s movie and looking at my list I realized I still needed 1) a Canadian film, and 2) a post-apocalyptic film. And I really didn’t want to watch Bird Box, so instead here we are with Die Alone, a small but well executed chamber piece about a young man with memory problems searching for his girlfriend in a world where a virus has wiped out most of humanity, leaving insatiable, plant-based zombies hungry for human flesh. Yeah, I know…there’s another really famous show and video game with a similar setting (if not premise). This is still worth it.
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