Classics
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Goldfinger (1964, Guy Hamilton): ‘Just a moment, Goldfinger, you’re not through yet.’ Bond glanced up at the girl. She was looking at him strangely. There was misery and fear but…
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From Russia with Love (1963, Dir. Terence Young): Bond smiled wryly at his reflection in the Perspex as the plane swung out of the mountains and over the grosgrained terrazza…
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It’s no secret that this writer is a James Bond aficionado (for a gushing example, see here). In the run-up to the 24th film in the EON-produced Bond series, SPECTRE,…
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Chinatown (Dir. Roman Polanski, 1974): Chinatown opens with photos of a tawdry wife getting it on with an adulterer in the bushes, the visual equivalent of a dirty joke. By…
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Kill Zone (2005, Dir. Wilson Yip): Welcome to the New Wave of Hong Kong police thrillers — technically polished, solidly acted, visceral and brainy. So why does it feel like…
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, Dir. Lewis Gilbert): When you’re going downhill on skis at forty miles an hour and someone’s trying to put a bullet in your back,…
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“What are you doing back here?”“I’m a homing pigeon. I come back to this stinking coop, no matter how late it is.” “Murder, My Sweet” It’s usually unsaid, but the…
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My President’s Day weekend was dominated by two events: the San Francisco Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt and the usual bout of movie watching. The former is an indispensible experience…