Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Continuing the series of dream-casting episodes, Shane and Andrew reveal who they would cast in new adaptations of Diamonds Are Forever and From Russia With Love, taking their lead from the novels but adding some fresh twists!

The second Bond movie is based on the fifth Bond novel, and it's a fairly close adaptation -- but there are areas where the book and the movie diverge. Are they for better or for worse, and are there strengths and flaws that crop up in both? Shane and Andrew continue their review of the books in publication order with the very homoerotic adventures of Shems and Grant.

We're heading back to the 90s for the first Pierce Brosnan Bond movie, GoldenEye, which gave the world the iconic Famke Janssen turn as Xenia, the underappreciated Izabella Scorupco role as Natalya, and the wildly unexpected Minnie Driver as Irina!

Brace yourselves. Shane and Andrew watch the 1967 James Bond comedy Casino Royale, starring David Niven, Ursula Andress, and, theoretically, Peter Sellers. It's an absolute mess, but is it an entertaining, glamorous, queer mess? Listen and find out. Warning: This episode contains Woody Allen.

To mark 25 years since the release of one of the best Bond parodies of all time, Shane and Andrew pop into Springfield (and Cypress Creek) for a date with Hank Scorpio in the classic Simpsons episode 'You Only Move Twice'.

Following on from our "first reactions" episode, we dive deep into No Time To Die with a full plot breakdown and our highlights, lowlights, and final rating! This episode contains spoilers, obviously! 

For the first time in six years there's a new James Bond movie in theaters! Shane and Andrew went to a late night showing of No Time To Die and are ready to share all their initial reactions. Does it redeem Spectre? Is it a fitting farewell for Daniel Craig? And what were the standout scenes? If you haven't seen the movie, you can jump out before the spoilers! We'll have our full ratings and revie...

With No Time To Die just around the corner, Shane and Andrew revisit its immediate predecessor in the Daniel Craig Bond canon, 2015's Spectre . Warning: This episode contains a lot of exasperated sighing.

To Russia, with love. This week, Shane and Andrew check in on the movie adventures of another super-spy, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's own Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson. WARNING! This episode contains full spoilers for the movie! Do not listen if you don't want to be spoiled!

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is back with our breakdown of the second ever Bond movie, From Russia With Love, featuring two iconic queer villains, the glamour of Istanbul, and the wonderfully eccentric Kerim Bey!

In a better world, we might have five decades of great Cleopatra Jones movies to look back on featuring a succession of amazing leading ladies! In this world, we have only two movies to enjoy, and we're going to treasure them both!  On this episode we unpack the style, action, wit and politics of this Bond-inspired Blaxploitation classic starring the stunning Tamara Dobson!

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang makes its first visit to the 80s with the second Dalton Bond, Licence to Kill, a movie that in many ways marks the end of an era for the franchise. But is it a good movie? Is it a bad Bond movie? Is Talisa Soto underrated? And just how hot is baby Benicio Del Toro? Shane and Andrew will (attempt to) answer all these questions!

Diamonds are still forever as we break down the action in Ian Fleming’s fourth James Bond novel, meet the original Tiffany Case and Wint & Kidd, and see how Diamonds Are Forever compares to the movie for action, glamour, and queerness.

The gun is good. The penis is evil. For our second Pride Month episode, we take a look at one of Sean Connery's weirdest, queerest, and campest movies, John Boorman's 1974 cult classic Zardoz. 

It's Pride Month, so Shane and Andrew take on the Bond movie that they believe is the campest and queerest ever made, Diamonds Are Forever! Is this divisive movie the embarrassment some fans say it is, or do its many excesses actually provide its charms? Andrew makes the case for Tiffany Case, Shane unpacks the horrors of Zambora, and together they appraise the movie's iconic villanous duos: Wint...

The Roger Moore version of Moonraker bears little resemblance to the novel. If we were making a more faithful adaptation today -- and introducing Gala Brand to the screen -- who would we cast and how would we change the story? Shane and Andrew break it all down!

Shane and Andrew unpack Ian Fleming's third James Bond novel, Moonraker -- a book that bears almost no resemblance to the movie that shares its name! They discuss what makes Gala Brand a great Bond woman, the strengths and flaws of Hugo Drax's plans, and whether or not England can be glamorous! 

The queer James Bond podcast takes on one of the other famous British movie spies, Austin Powers, in Mike Myers' loving pastiche of Bond. Shane and Andrew have very different relationships with this movie, but can they find some common ground around the performances of Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers, and Mindy Sterling, and their crushes on Seth Green? 

Shane and Andrew skydive deep into the fourth Roger Moore Bond movie, Moonraker, featuring space lasers, orchids, and the return of Jaws! It's a movie with some surprising queer moments, some unsurprising heteronormativity, and something called a "chicken switch". Listen along and tell your friends!

Shane and Andrew count down their favourite Bond henchpeople! The wicked sidekicks, the gimmicky assassins, the femme fatales -- they’ve picked out the very best of the worst!

In this special bonus episode, Shane and Andrew cast a contemporary film adaptation of the Ian Fleming novel Live And Let Die , in the style of the 2006 movie Casino Royale.

For this special April 1st episode we’re discussing a classic British movie inspired by the works of Ian Fleming, featuring a handsome leading man, a famously wicked villain, a suggestively named leading lady, and some truly impressive gadgets. Produced by Cubby Broccoli for United Artists and filmed at Pinewood Studios, the movie is, of course, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , starring Dick Van Dyke as...

After unpacking all the problems in the movie version of Live And Let Die, Shane and Andrew dig into the source material and find that Ian Fleming's novel is just as problematic -- sometimes in the same way, and sometimes in completely new ways! It's a bumpy ride.

The women of James Bond are a vital presence in the movies and iconic figures in the history of cinema. Despite the frequently sexist way these characters are presented, they've inspired audiences through memorable performances, compelling stories, and trendsetting style. For this episode, Shane and Andrew count down their favourite Bond women from the Eon movies. They also discuss the Roald Dahl...

Voodoo, heroin, jazz, Yaphet Kotto in a latex mask -- this place has everything! However, Roger Moore's debut entry into the Bond canon is also one of the series' most problematic movies. Join Shane and Andrew as they unpack everything wrong with Live And Let Die!