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Countdown to Spectre – The Spy Who Loved Me Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Spy Who Loved Me… James Bond’s previous adventure in The Man with the Golden Gun was a low point for the series that relied too heavily on camp and comedy to succeed. While The Spy Who Loved Me continues Bond’s campy trend, it […]

Countdown to Spectre – The Man with the Golden Gun Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Man with the Golden Gun… While Roger Moore’s first outing as Bond in Live and Let Die was a too campy in some aspects, there were still some moments of seriousness in the film. Moore’s follow-up adventure goes in completely the other direction; […]

Countdown to Spectre – Diamonds Are Forever Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Diamonds Are Forever… After On Her Majesty’s Secret Service producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman sought Sean Connery to come back to the role he made famous one last time (officially at least) in Diamonds Are Forever, the conclusion to the SPECTRE era of […]

Countdown to Spectre – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service… In 1967 audiences were introduced to their first James Bond that was not Sean Connery. In George Lazenby’s one and only Bond film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 007 is hot on the trail of Blofeld and closing in […]

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #2

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Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #2… For the first time in the new Star Wars canon, journey with us into the time after the end of Return of the Jedi! Writer Greg Rucka (PUNISHER, WOLVERINE, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto (AVENGERS WORLD, PUNISHER) take us past […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League #44

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Ricky Church reviews Justice League #44… Darkseid versus Anti-Monitor! A corrupted Superman versus Lex Luthor! Myrina Black versus Grail! This chapter of “Darkseid War” has it all—plus an ending that will change the League forever! Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok once again pull the carpet out from the readers as they deliver a stunning twist […]

Countdown to Spectre – You Only Live Twice Review

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In You Only Live Twice the evil organization SPECTRE threatens the world’s safety again as they seize American and Russian space rockets in order to incite war between the two countries. In the process, SPECTRE’s leadership is finally given a face and a name, paying off to a build up several films in the making. […]

Movie Review – Casino Royale (2006)

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Casino Royale, 2006. Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, and Caterina Murino. SYNOPSIS: After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a […]