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Rating: ★★★★ (4.0/5)

If there is a top Roger Moore Bond film, I definitely agree that this is the one. This movie captured all those elements that make a good Bond movie and it captured them really well. Nothing feels thrown in or wasted. It’s a joy to watch from start to finish, even though Roger Moore is not my favorite actor to watch.

Rating: ★★★½ (3.5/5)

I always thought that George Lazenby was somehow a second class Bond. A Bond that was worth forgetting. An actor that only did one movie because he wasn’t good enough at portraying the character. A lot of this thought came from friends of mine who seemingly had more Bond knowledge than I ever did.

George Lazenby is great. He deserves better.

Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5)

There are very few James Bond fans you’ll ever find that don’t have Goldfinger on their “Mount Rushmore” of Bond films. It’s pretty much the gold (heh) standard by which all Bonds that come after have to live up to. Why is that though? What makes Goldfinger the movie that we all look to as a definitive view of who Bond is and what makes a great Bond film? I’ve been thinking about this for some time and even now I don’t know that I have the answer to those questions.

Rating: ★★★½ (3.5/5)

I don’t know why this movie gets the hate that it does. It’s rated as rotten with the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at a 59%. Yet the critics, for once, rate it actually higher at 64%. I’m more in line with the critics, if maybe even a bit higher.

I get that this movie is the worst of the Sean Connery films, but I’d say its far from bad. I had a good time with it. That being said, this all comes down to what makes a Bond movie. This has all the ingredients for a great Bond film: an interesting villain in Blofeld, cool gadgets, Sean Connery, women. Okay that last one is a stretch because the writers had no idea what to do with women at this age of cinema, particularly with James Bond. All in all though, this has the stuff of a good Bond movie, it’s just the decisions made that I think knock it down a few rungs.

Rating: ★★★½ (3.5/5)

What a fun little movie this was! I really wanted to catch these in theaters with my son but we never got around to it, and I’m kinda bummed we didn’t. It looked like a fun movie but Disney’s marketing machine just had no idea what to do with it and that’s a shame. It’s kind of like a new generation’s Flight of the Navigator where a kid goes off into space and gets into some big adventures, but there is a lot heart to be had here.

Rating: ★★★★ (4.0/5)

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I love The Bad Guys. It’s one of my favorite animated movies of all time. It’s like Oceans 11 made for kids but with enough adult stuff going on that grown-ups can enjoy it just as much. I wish I could be 10% as cool as Wolf in these movies and I might have a small crush on Diane Foxington, but that’s just a holdover from my Robin Hood days as a kid.

Rating: ★★★★★ (5.0/5)

James Bond brought back to his roots for a reboot of sorts, without truly rebooting anything. This is the first adventure Bond goes on in Ian Fleming’s novels and we get to see him get his 00 status and his license to kill, but we still get the Bond we know and love.

This is how an origin story is done.

We don’t wait two hours to see Bond do something “Bond-ish.” He’s who he is right out of the gate, and instantly recognizable, but we get those winks and nods to some of the staples along the way. We get his suit, his drink, his way of introducing himself, but none of that is done in a way that screams “look at what we’re doing!” It’s subtle and elegant and appropriate.

Rating: ★★★½ (3.5/5)

This movie was a lot of fun. I liked it as a kid and really dig watching it with my kid. It’s silly, but also a great time. Definitely worth a rewatch every now and then.

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Rating: ★★★★ (4.0/5)

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A lot of folks think that Marvel has been on the struggle bus since Endgame came out and they’ve had a hard time finding their voice again without Iron Man and Captain America holding it down. I don’t completely disagree but I’ve been a little more gentle on them and honestly have thoroughly enjoyed most of the movies that other people have taken a crap on. Looking at you, Marvels.

Rating: ★★★★★ (5.0/5)

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I have been excited for this Superman movie since the day I heard James Gunn was going to take a stab at bringing him back to the screen. I loved all of James Gunn’s movies and I honestly think he’s only gotten better over time. He’s someone I know cares deeply for story and the characters he’s put in charge of. He pours his soul into all of it and seems like the kind of guy that doesn’t want to start a project unless he can get it right.