The James Bond Complex

Hello dear listeners! The James Bond Complex is radically changing and things will never be the same! Well, that's not entirely accurate. This is merely a brief invitation to those 007 aficionados who also like sports to check out Edgar's other podcast, "A Win is a Win." We all have other interests. One of Edgar's is sports. Football, soccer, basketball and all those other sp...

Well, Matthew Vaughn's lastest film didn't set the box office on fire or even please most audiences and critics. But the question remains, what did the co-hosts of "The James Bond Complex" think of this newest big-budget spy epic? Listen (or watch) to find out!

Hello dear listeners! It's another impromptu release. Some astute listeners may think they've already downloaded a Glass Onion review hosted by Edgar and Jason. They would be correct. However, some copyright issues related to the eponymous tune resulted in the episode being taken down shortly after release, to say nothing of Edgar spending 2023 rather lazily and never fixing the issue. But...

Hello dear listeners!   The long and winding road of the Fleming Second Edition series comes to its conclusion. As January trots along with some of us surviving freezing temperatures and snow, the time has come to return to the greatest place on Earth: Jamaica.  That’s right, it’s time to discuss “The Man with the Golden Gun.” Edgar guides an in-depth conversation with regular co-host Emery and ve...

*Apologies to the listeners. Edgar's mic was not properly plugged in during the recording and unfortunately sounds subpar. Hello dear listeners! Happy 2024! They say that you only live twice, once when you are born and once when you stare death in the face. Ooh, what premonitions for the new year... Fear not, we're not trying to be creepy. It's just time to continue the Fleming Second...

Hello dear listeners! Long time no see! It has been more than a minute since we dropped an episode. In the spirit of the season of giving, we figured that we'd drop some recordings that have sat on the shelf for a while. In this particular episode, co-host Edgar and very special guest Mike Reyes of CinemaBlend discuss Ian Fleming's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." That'...

Hello listeners, It's time to hit the books. The comic books, that is. This week co-hosts Matt and Edgar continue their long and winding read through the Dynamite Comics universe of 007 adventures with "Agent of Spectre," written by Christos Gage, art by Luca Casalanguida. James Bond finds himself on a devilishly complex mission. He must infiltrate SPECTRE by becoming one of them! Th...

In order to discuss Ethan Hunt's third adventure we needed our own little IMF team. Not only is Emery co-hosting the show this time, but we have another guest. The one and only Joe Darlington from Being James Bond. Is this J.J. Abrams directed film another great action film or is it like having a bomb shoved in your skulll? Listen in to find out!

Hello, dear listeners! Are you hoping to gain some podcasting genius or are you just here for a glimmer? We can tell you already know what's in store this week on the show. Emery and Edgar regale the listeners with the long awaited, much-anticipated film review of "The World is Not Enough", the 1999 James Bond adventure starring Pierce Brosnan and directed by Michael Apted. This revi...

Hero dear listeners! This week on the show, Matt and Emery discuss habits taken from the world of 007 and integrated into their everyday lives. From Fleming to Film and everything in between!

Dear listeners, hello. We haven’t changed things up on terms of how we take care of our Fleming 2nd Edition episodes, but Ian did. For The Spy Who Loved Me, he turned the genre on its head and wrote it in the first person perspective of a young French-Canadian by the name of Vivienne Michel. We are joined by Bill Koenig of The Spy Command to dissect and discuss the only novel Ian Fleming disowned...

Ethan Hunt must take of Sean Ambrose a rogue IMF agent bent on unleashing the man made supervirus; Chimera! In order to help him against this enemy, Hunt recruits Ambrose's ex, professional thief; Nyah Nordoff-Hall. Things get complicated when Ethan & Nyah fall in love! This John Woo directed spectacle raises the stakes, adds a ton of action and dangerous stunts. Is this a mission you shou...

Hello dear listeners! Much like the episode we released a few weeks ago that concentrated on Bond movie scenes with a wintry setting, this week Matt and Edgar look back at those in which 007 is on or under water. There is a lot to talk about, and the hosts do their best to avoid the slippery slope of getting off topic. Among the topics are: shark corridors, Jaws, the worst way to die underwater, t...

Just a few years after the release of "Diamonds Are Forever", Sean Connery starred in John Boorman's epic Sci-fi film; Zardoz. A bomb at the time of it's release. The film since become a cult classic. Will our hosts agree with the critics or is there something special about this movie worth revisiting. Listen in to find out! Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death. It's ZARDOZ!

ZARDOZ SPEAKS!

Hello dear listeners! For a story that the podcast hadn't discussed in such a long time (not since the first year of episodes), you're getting a lot of THUNDERBALL these days. That's right, it's back-to-back weeks of TB, and it wasn't even really planned this way! The original hosts Matt and Edgar sit down in the studio for to reload THUNDERBALL. There's no beat-by-beat discussion this time, but r...

Hello dear listeners! We have a confession to make. After unleashing last week’s episode on you, we felt bad about ourselves. After all, it’s the month of March and we’re so close to spring. Some of you may even be living it already, and here we were, spending an hour discussing James Bond movie scenes that occur in wintry settings. We do our best to make it up this week with the return of Fleming...

Well it's still winter for a few more days and since 3 of the hosts happened to visit Québec city's Ice Hotel recently. It sparked a disucssion about James Bond's best winter themed Ice, Snow or just generally cold themed moments. So grab an Ice-cold martini, put on your skis and get ready for winter 007 style!

Hello dear listeners. In our valiant efforts to bring you our opinion of James Bond, from Fleming to film and everything in between, we sometimes need an outside opinion. That's why for this weeks review of the 2008 film Quantum of Solace we invited Daniel Craig to come cat with us. His expletive filled response can't be shared here, so instead we asked David Zaritsky to come have a chat. Hope you...

Hello dear listeners! It's been quite some time since we've sat down to discuss Ian Fleming's original creation, the literary James Bond 007. The wait is over! Fleming Second Edition is back in full force with the seventh novel, GOLDFINGER. For the occasion, we required the intelligence and sensibilities of someone steeped in Fleming lore. Who better than Birb, James Birb from Instagram? Emery and...

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to watch the entire Mission: Impossible franchise with Point man/ Team leader / Bond Fan; Agent Matt Auclair. For our first episode, we have the one, the only Bill Koenig of Spy Command! This week we begin the adventure with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) having to clear his name after being framed for not only the theft of the NOC list, but also the brutal...

Hello dear listeners! We have to come clean. All we wanted was a simple distraction for an hour or two. We had no intention of doing the things that we did. And yet, here we are entering the podcast's sixth year.  To mark the occasion, we don't exactly have a very "à propos" episode, although we are reloading a film that also celebrates an anniversary, albeit a more long-standing one. OCTOPUS...

Dear listeners, hello. The man behind our dear 007, Ian Fleming, was a man of many adventures. Among them, the Second World War. In his role at the admiralty,  he planned and oversaw missions and coordinated strategic clandestine operations. Some of those actions fell under the umbrella of the Special Operations Executive and the British Security Coordination. Meaning Ian Fleming was often si...

Hello dear listeners! January is often a month people make use of to turn a page, change their outlook, and start the year with a more positive outlook. This week, the podcast puts that notion into practice with a topic of discussion the hosts fretted about for some time but ultimately found quite rewarding. It’s finally time to go back to the world of 007 comics. Specifically, the somewhat contro...

Hello dear listeners! 2023 is upon us and it is the year of many anniversaries. As you know, Octopussy turns 40 (and so do two of our esteemed hosts). But if more importance, From Russia With Love turns 60. The second cinematic instalment of the series sees many refinements of the previously discussed formula that only gets better. Join Emery and Edgar as the discuss the legacy of From Russia With...