Sam Mendes
With a lack of dramatization in the story, Empire of Light only has its fantastic performances and technical components to keep it afloat.
In the final entry of the No Time To Die Countdown, Jake Tropila takes a look back at Spectre, the fourth Bond film starring Daniel Craig.
The No Time To Die Countdown continues with a look back at Skyfall, the third film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond.
1917 is a vision of uninterrupted chaos, equipped with a unique blend of personal pathos and visual bravado.
In this era of allegations of sexual misconduct, many have started to question the status quo. However, as with any problem as complex as this, there are far more symptoms than the obvious that need addressing, such as the age disparity in casting.
We’ve seen Bond undergo a lot of changes for over fifty years: the globe-trotting playboy whose license to kill spared no evil doer or anonymous henchman. James Bond, the catalyst of Ian Fleming’s romanticized panorama of espionage, grew from fiction novels to a film series that would become a cinematic phenomenon spanning over fifty years.
In my mind, James Bond is supposed to be a larger than life figure that is more fun than not. He’ll have a shaken martini in one hand and a playboy model in the other. But things are so serious now in these films.