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The Rhythm Section review — spy drama upends genre expectations

February 3, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Reed Morano | Written by Mark Burnell, who adapts his own novel | 109 min This picture is more interesting, and more ambitious, than most of the reviewers have given it credit for. In fact, the biggest problem I have with it is I keep wanting to call it The Rhythm Method, which… Read More

James Bond 007: The Timothy Dalton Era

November 4, 2012 flawintheiris

There are those who think Dalton's tenure as 007 was a high point for the series — I'm not one of them. I get what the producers at Eon Productions were trying to do: a course-correction. The last couple of Moore Bonds had gone too camp, too silly. In Timothy Dalton they had someone who… Read More

James Bond 007: The Roger Moore Era

November 3, 2012 flawintheiris

Roger Moore got no respect. Well, maybe as a debonair Englishman, a knight of the realm and for his charity work, he did. But in a stadium full of Bond fans, there'd be crickets when asking for a hurrah from those who think Moore was the best Bond. While I don't know that I'd be… Read More

50 Years of James Bond 007

October 6, 2012 flawintheiris

Fifty years ago (yesterday) Dr. No opened in cinemas, and movies were never quite the same. That was years before I born: James Bond has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My parents enjoyed the movies and they let me watch anything they were watching. It's kind of funny… Read More