After a steady succession of films in the Bond franchise released every two years, the much darker and much more violent (until Casino Royale, that is) License to Kill marked the beginning of a six-year hiatus in the Bond franchise before we were privy to the Brosnan generation. It also marked the final film for actor Robert […]
Roger Moore takes over for Connery in Live and Let Die, a film that embraces classic seventies tropes.
Goldfinger departs from the political satire in Dr. No and From Russia with Love, giving us a handful of firsts and setting the Bond-tone for forty-five years.
From Russia with Love gives us a few more glimpses of the Bond we’ve grown accustomed to — and a bit of political commentary.