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Skyfall (2012)

Bill Clark — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:20 +0000

Skyfall is certainly one of the better Bond films of the past twenty years, though it’s not as if competition has been stiff. Appearing in his third film of the series, Daniel Craig has pretty much turned into an embodiment of the action icon, even if the series continues to… Continue reading

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J. Edgar (2011)

Bill Clark — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:00:55 +0000

J. Edgar is a by-the-numbers biopic that’s just never quite as engaging as it should be. Interesting things happen onscreen, but there is an inexplicably empty, sterile feel to the whole affair. This seems surprising considering that J. Edgar Hoover is one of the more polarizing characters in all of… Continue reading

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Quantum of Solace (2008)

Bill Clark — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:04 +0000

There are many facts of life, but one is that Hollywood will be making Bond films until the end of the time. That much I have conceded. That reality was a much darker one after, say, Die Another Day, but after the upstart that was Casino Royale, Bond is now… Continue reading

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Casino Royale (2006)

Bill Clark — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:00:53 +0000

It is a common assumption that most men want to be James Bond, and why not? He beats up the bad guys, beds the pretty ladies, and is as suave as any man can be. After viewing the “torture sequence,” as the MPAA has chosen to call it, I doubt… Continue reading

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