The James Bond Complex

Start 2019 with us at the James Bond Complex as we discuss the gorgeous (and sometimes not so gorgeous) poster artwork used to promote the 24 James Bond films. Happy New Year!

 Check out our latest Bond Debriefing in which Mathieu and Edgar discuss the recent "Bond 25" news, Casino Royale Secret Cinema, Skyfall in Concert, and other nuggets of 00 news.  

Hello dear listeners! This week’s episode has been teased more than once over the past couple of months. We kept a tight lid on things, but the time has finally come to cut the seal and open a very confidential dossier. We are joined with MI6 Confidential Magazine contributor @paperback_film (on Twitter, whom you met during Bond Debriefing # 4) to discuss the secrets of what would have been Timoth...

Hello dear listeners. What do you get when you mix together a film star that no longer wants to be on set, a character split into two different characters because an actress threatened to commit suicide, a haphazard script penned by a writer that works on children’s stories, and a plot influenced by the 1960s space race? The result probably looks a lot like this week’s subject matter. Mathieu and...

Hello dear listeners! For centuries people have endeavoured to build public attractions for almost every possible human interest like music, visual arts, architecture, parades, food, Disney…EXCEPT DEATH! Yes, that’s right, it’s back to books this week as Mathieu and Edgar bask in the glory of Fleming’s You Only Live Twice, featuring what must be Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s zaniest plot yet, the Garden...

Some talks about Bond 25, Stuff Matt bought recently and a few little announcements!

Hello, dear listeners! We're back this week with Part 2 of our OHMSS film review. We woke up here in Montreal just a few days ago, and would you imagine that there are already a few snowflakes falling during the cold, early mornings. How fitting, therefore, that we should discuss the portion of the film involving the ultimate ski chase, an avalanche, and a cozy 'pop pop' session at the farm during...

Hello, listeners! It's getting cold here in Montreal, and Mathieu and Edgar have just returned from a specialized allergy clinic the Swiss Alps where they hoped the Count de Bleauchamp would cure them of their aversion to winter. Alas, it was not meant to be...That's right, it's back to the silver screen this week with a discussion of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Part 1 that is! The movie is s...

BOO! Did we scare when you saw your podcast feed this morning? Here's our freakishly fantastic Halloween special!

Hello, dear listeners! This week, Mathieu and Edgar take the locomotive to a far off, exotic destination, fend off Spectre assassins, knife throwing twins, steel-jawed assailants, and make sure to order white wine with our fish. Yes, we have a bit of a different episode this week, as we recorded in the train on our way to Toronto for the Casino Royale in concert event from a couple weeks ago. We d...

Hello, dear listeners! We’re back this week in more ways than one. First, we’re back with a new episode. Second, we’re back from a weekend in Toronto, Canada where we attended the (at the moment) only North American stop for Casino Royale in Concert. Third, friend of the show and world traveller Jason Kim returns to the show, as he spent a few days in ‘The 6’ with us. On Saturday Oct 13th we sat d...

Hello dear listeners. Do you know your family history like the back of your own hand? Do you at least know the family history of your mortal enemy? Well, it’s time start flexing those genealogist muscles because Mathieu and Edgar head up the Swiss Alps to catch Blofeld. That’s right, it’s back to the books with a discussion about Ian Fleming’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. More importantly, thi...

Hello, dear listeners! In this very special episode of Bond Debriefing, we welcome a new friend of the show, Phil Poggiali from the MI6 Confidential magazine. After getting to know Phil's history with the 007 franchise, we tackle the latest news: Cary Funukaga directing Bond 25, the film's new release date, and the Bond vehicles expansion pack for XBox's Forza 4 video game. Will get all get back i...

Hello dear listeners! Mathieu, Edgar, and special guest Jason Kim (whom you heard on the Secret Origins episode) are back at it this week with the cinematic Bond and a discussion of 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me. This is indeed a big one, and keeping the Canadian end up was no easy task, but somehow we managed to get through a plethora of topics, from Roger Moore’s sheer class, Barbara Bach’s multip...

Hello, dear listeners! This week Mathieu and Edgar get in touch with their feminine side with a little bit of help from Ian Fleming. Just like the kids at school, it's back to the books with The Spy Who Loved Me, a story told exclusively from the 1st person perspective of a young twenty-something woman. Can there be a Bond novel in which a character other than 007 is the most interesting? How much...

Hello dear listeners. We’re back at Shrublands for the 3rd week in a row, although we promise it’s the last time! Mathieu and Edgar go non-canonical for the first time since the podcast began with a discussion about 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery returns as James Bond, looking quite dapper and actually happy to be on set. Speaking of happy, SPECTRE has never looked chirpier when doing...

Our file showed no hosts, and to start up a 00 podcast it takes…3. Hello dear listeners! In a very special episode of The James Bond Complex, Mathieu and Edgar welcome the show’s symbolic 3rd host. Who might that be? The name’s Kim, Jason Kim. Yes, a true Bond fan, world traveler, and all around swell fellow, Jason is in many ways one of the podcast’s most important figures. Way back in our initia...

Danny Boyle leaves the director chair of Bond 25 leaving fans confused. Has 007 met his match? Who will take on the directing duties of Daniel Craig's final James Bond performance? Edgar & Mathieu Speculate! It's another recording day debriefing!

Hello dear listeners. You know, Mathieu and Edgar have grown accustomed to your faces. Or ears. That’s right, if you can hear the bongos playing in the background at the Kiss Kiss Club, that’s because the hosts return to the 007 of the movies with a review of 1965’s Thunderball! This was one of our more challenging episodes, especially when discussing the quality of the female leads and their…nota...

Hello, dear listeners! A healthy body means a healthy mind, and we at the James Bond Complex take physical health very seriously, which is why we decided to spend a few weeks at the Shrublands health clinic near London. That’s right, it’s back to Fleming’s world for a discussion about Thunderball. Mathieu and Edgar felt so refreshed and enlivened following their stay at Shrublands that they left n...

Hello, dear listeners! You’d be surprised by the amount of wear and tear that goes out in the field. For our final 2018 Montreal Comic Con retrospective episode, Mathieu and Edgar required a little bit of help from Q Branch in order to bring you an approximation of what the James Bond Complex Comic Con presentation was like. While the original recording can sadly not be used due to its dubious qua...

Hello, dear listeners! 37 years after facing 007 and Columbo in battle in For Your Eyes Only, Kristatos lives! That is to say, he lives on as real-life actor Julian Glover. Famous for his roles in a multitude of properties that have their own legions of fans, such as Indiana Jones and Game of Thrones, for Bond fans Julian Glover will always be remembered as Aristotle Kristatos. The lauded actor vi...

It's another Bond recording day. we discuss the Lego Aston Martin, Casting calls and Edgar's idea for the next 007 actor.

Hello, dear listeners! This week, hosts Mathieu and Edgar take a leave of absence from the bowels of MI6 for a little detour to Gotham City to meet with the Caped Crusader. After dropping countless little Bat-nuggets throughout the show since our launch, we felt it was finally time to record an episode on Batman, another great interest of ours. Where did our love for the character and his world be...

Hello dear listeners! Sound the alarm: May Day, May Day, May Day! That’s right, this week it’s back to the glorious silver screen for a discussion about Sir Roger Moore’s 1985 swan song, A View To a Kill. Sporting a disreputable reputation, the hosts try to fathom if said unenviable image is actually warranted or not. Does Roger’s pure charm and wit suffice to keep the iceberg sub afloat? Can Grac...