The James Bond Complex

The race for No Time To Die is in it's final lap with Operation Finish Line happening October 9th in Montreal. To get us in the mood, The James Bond Complex has arrived fashionably late to the Being James Bond Party with two reviews and a light roasting of the recently released Daniel Craig Documentary. Matt, Jason and Emery discuss the film, its accessibility and its perceived faults (from our re...

*First and foremost, we apologize for Edgar's audio. Although reasonable, it's a step down from usual. He's mic was not properly plugged in. He therefore spoke into his computer mic. Oops. Hello dear listeners! It's September and the kids and teenagers are back at school, hitting the books hard. It felt appropriate that the big kids do the same and continue the Fleming Second Edition series. That'...

Do you smeeeelllllll what The Smoke is cooking? That's right, the one and only Eric "The Smoke" Moran joins Emery and Matt to talk about his career as a wrestler, actor, writer, producer and cosplayer. You'll recognize him as being the only person to manhandle David Zaritsky on camera, but he is much more than that. You may not think you can cosplay James Bond but we do it everyday! When we put ou...

Hello dear listeners, After years of belittling, besmirching, and bemoaning the official 007 online store, Matt and Edgar have decided to play nice. Naturally it helps a great deal when the kind folks at EON provide each host with a $2,000.00 gift card. That’s not actually true, but it would be fun. This week on the show we take a closer look at the 007 online store and, equipped with (sigh) a fic...

Hello dear listeners, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially when you kill said woman's father figure. Martin Campbell understands the concept so well that he opted to make a movie about it. That's right, this week Matt, Edgar, and the International Man of Mystery Jason Kim discuss the Bond alumni's latest effort, "The Protégé", playing in theatres at the time of this episode's release...

This week Emery brings us on a Fleming detour. With the recent release of the documentary Roadrunner and the reading of Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities, The Intrepid 007 began to think of the similarities between the book and Anthony Bourdain's body of television work. Invited along for the ride is British ex-pat, Bond fan and writer Roland Hulme. 

Are you ready to take a trip with James Bond? From the busy streets of New York City to the horseraces of Saratoga and the noisy casinos of Las Vegas. 007 follows the action. Wherever it may take him and whomever it may put him in conflict with! Those Spangle Brothers and the pair of Hitman trailing him. No need to worry. Tiffany Case as Bond's back. Join us on this episode as we discuss Ian Flemi...

Join Matt and Emery on an exciting underwater adventure! We review (sort of) the independent documentary film My Octopus Teacher (On Netflix!) and compare it to the eloquent words of Ian Fleming. How does the real thing compare to the description in the novels? How real is the short story Octopussy? Tune in to find out! 

Hello dear listeners! We have a confession to make. Back in 2017 when the opportunity came up to create a James Bond themed podcast our collective thought was: we’re not podcasters, but we want that job! Ahem. That’s enough insider George Lazenby jokes for one week. More seriously (but barely) it seems rather ludicrous that it’s only after 3 ½ years of releasing episodes that Matt, Edgar, and Jaso...

Привет! It's no secret that we love our action-spy movies, in any and all shapes and forms. In a cinematic landscape filled with Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and humungous comic book movies, the spy film is akin to a breath of fresh air. But what if the latest spy film IS a humungous comic book movie?!? Suspense! That's right, this week Matt, Edgar, Jason and friend of the show Mike Reyes of Cinema B...

Wow! What an episode we have in store for you! We brought back former guest Mike Reyes of Cinema Blend to discuss Fleming's third novel "Moonraker". This episode goes all over the place from  Tobey Stephens having played Bond probably more times than any actor to this day to a potential new show where we would cover No Time To Die minute by minute (whenever it comes out). Mike is a fantastic guest...

Birb, James Birb joins Emery for what we can only describe as a quick and insightful read. Based on Ian Fleming's Seven DEADLIER Sins of the 1960s and elaborated as both a religious study of James Bond by Benjamin Pratt (not the hunky cop from NYPD Blue) and a short collection of essays presented by Literary 007.com, this episode focuses on the sinful inspiration for the book Bond. Grab your copy...

Hello dear listeners, What do Sean Bean, Michael Lonsdale, and Jonathan Pryce all have in common? The easy answer is that they've all co-starred in Bond films. Each has played 007's main adversary in fact. Bonus points for these who guessed that each also appeared in the same movie!  That's right, this week we take a another Detour. Well, it isn't a Detour in the traditional sense. No 007 act...

Today on the show your hosts Emery an Jason look at the automotive brands that have appeared in the James Bond series, from both Fleming and Film and nothing in between (Emery already had his SAAB rant). Are modern Bentleys as good as their racing past? Can a brand new 7 year old Lotus be bought? Can BMW do anything wrong? Is Aston Martin the Holy Grail of 007 cars? Tune in to find out!

Put your tv to channel  3, dust off your cartridges and plug in your controllers and let's play some James Bond Video Games! Last January Edgar spent an afternoon at Matt's place to try old Bond video games from the early 90's up to the most recent release. Listen in to find out how much they enjoyed some of these classic (and not so classic video games!

Give your diet a boost with a supplement to yesterday's Live and Let Die episode! I ramble on for 20 minutes over the colossal amount of food and detail given by Ian Fleming in his second novel. Grab a bottled martini and warm up some frozen lemon curd with cream substitute and enjoy!

Hello dear listeners! The Fleming Second Edition is in full swing. We return with a riveting conversation about the author's second Bond novel, "Live and Let Die." To help us we invited special guest-...special host? Special guest host? Whatever, we have Emery Cormier, who hosts our other show, the Intrepid 007 Podcast. Together we tackle some of the more delicate subject matter that might cause s...

Hello dear listeners! You might have already heard the news: Amazon just purchased MGM for almost 9 Billion dollars! What does this mean for our beloved 007 franchise? Will affect the release of No Time To DIe? Will the Bond films become Amazon exclusives? What about the 007 store, will it become a part of Amazon one-day shipping offer? If that bit of news wasn't enough, a New Anthony Horowitz 007...

We owe it all to Ian Lancaster Fleming. He created our beloved James Bond, but who was he? What did he do, and how did it influence 007? Emery tells us a bit more about The Man Who Would Be Bond. 

Hello dear listeners, This is a big one.  The Bond Lexicon, this 454 pages behemoth of a book includes every Eon/ Ian Fleming Publication approved/ licensed stories analyzed. Every plot summarized, every character given a short biography. This Spectacular book was published last april and written by the amazing duo of Alan J. Porter and Gillian J. Porter. Join us as we discuss what it took to...

An old stable is back. My darling companion in life, @doubleOwife, has blessed us with her notes on 1971's Diamonds are Forever. Apart from the iconic theme song... what the s#!t? That's what she said. 

Hello dear listeners! We last left you hanging by a thread in our phenomenal conversation about Bond ladies clothing in the 60s with Melanie and Jocelyn. We’re back this week to weave our way to the end of the conversation. This second part features even more sartorial information from professors Birb and Ladies Who Bond. To be honest, our two guests really did take us to school. But then again, w...

Because it wasn't enough to do two episodes in 2019 on the subject, we had to go one more. Since it closed in 1969 most of what happened at Special Training School 103, also know as Camp X, remained secret. But thanks to Lynn Philip Hodgson, author and historian, some of those details have come to light. I spoke with him months ago and now its time to share some of that knowledge along with recent...

Hello dear listeners! It’s often discussed how dapper James Bond himself looks. Heck, there are blogs, YouTube channels, books, and podcasts dedicated exclusively to that very subject. Our humble little show has even thrown its hat into the ring twice with the Tailored For…series. This week however it’s time to discuss the costume designs of the fairer sex. Yes, for this 3rd entry in the Tailored...

After the set up from last week, your history lesson is complete. Move into the present, and the former secret camp has been.. well you'll have to listen to find out.