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)
Being Film #28 for Hooptober 2025
Is this the first time we’re covering a film that we already covered on the podcast? Yes, but in this case I wasn’t there for Episode 32 which focused on the films of Karyn Kusama, so The Invitation was a new experience for me. And now having watched it, I can see why 1) so many people hold it in such high regard, and 2) I was right in holding off seeing it for so long. This is one I’m happy to admire from afar. I get it, I see what Kusama is after, and yeah – the dread and tension is excruciating. But this is very much not my kind of movie, and makes me uncomfortable in way I suspect the filmmakers intended, but honestly at this time in my life I don’t need. That’s okay, though. Good movie.
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Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: High And Low (1963)
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