‘Casino Royale’ (2006): Daniel Craig introduces a serious, gritty Bond. Is this what we wanted?

When I was writing about the best James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, did I mention that the first thing Pierce Brosnan does every morning is kneel down in front of a shrine to Daniel Craig and mumble a silent prayer and “thank you” for Craig saving him from the moniker of “worst… Read More ‘Casino Royale’ (2006): Daniel Craig introduces a serious, gritty Bond. Is this what we wanted?

July 27, 2024July 28, 2024 Movies & Drinks4 Comments

‘Caprice’ (1967): Silly spy spoof was Doris Day’s least favorite movie

Flipping through some possible DVD choices on a typically fetid, humid summer night here in the Great American Middle West, I popped in director Frank Tashlin’s spy spoof Caprice from 1967 (I needed something with snow in it), starring the one and only Doris Day.

July 24, 2024August 18, 2024 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘Project X’ (1968): Cheesy? C’mon, dopes – William Castle thriller is more entertaining than ever!

Yeah: so this old sci-fi movie is stupid…but 3D blue Smurfs swimming around for three and a half hours is worthy of serious discussion and $2 billion in ticket sales? It wouldn’t really be a William Castle movie if it wasn’t a little goofy; like so many of his other projects, there is a weird… Read More ‘Project X’ (1968): Cheesy? C’mon, dopes – William Castle thriller is more entertaining than ever!

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Tag: Spy Movies

‘Casino Royale’ (2006): Daniel Craig introduces a serious, gritty Bond. Is this what we wanted?

‘Caprice’ (1967): Silly spy spoof was Doris Day’s least favorite movie

‘Project X’ (1968): Cheesy? C’mon, dopes – William Castle thriller is more entertaining than ever!