The Film Yap

French actor. British spies. U.S. presidents. German dentist. Alaskan wolves. Indonesian thugs. Japanese chefs. Bengal tigers. It’s Nick’s best & worst of 2012. Continue reading →

Bond, Bilbo, breakthrough Irish comedians and a bold choice for “Les Miserables” highlight Zoe’s look at cinema from across the pond. Continue reading →

Nick’s weekly recap of the Bond films ends with the unofficial 007 movies and rankings of Bond’s official lovers, villains, songs and movies, including Skyfall. Continue reading →

Blending the scope and fury of Daniel Craig’s Bond with the intimacy of the stage, “Skyfall” cohesively reshuffles the 007 deck both with a tipped cap to tradition and a clear eye on what’s next. Continue reading →

Often to the detriment of what makes Bond Bond, “Quantum” doesn’t slow down for much. But when it does, it does so for the right reasons. Continue reading →

By the end of this grand, bold reinvention, we know the soul, the complexity and the exciting potential in Craig’s characterization of Bond going forward. Continue reading →

A rocket ride that tests the threshold of craziness and coherence, emerges a top-10 Bond and is the likely swan song of gadget-driven, gee-whiz, what-if 007s. Continue reading →

With a bait-and-switch on a badass villain, an obvious central twist and whatever it is that Denise Richards is doing, this is the second-worst Bond film ever. Continue reading →

In his continuing retrospective of all the official James Bond films, Nick Rogers looks into the future with “Tomorrow Never Dies.” Continue reading →

Whither James Bond after a six-year hiatus? Back, with far more authority and accomplishment than expected to assert his value in the new world order. Continue reading →