Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi!

To accompany the return of 007 to the big screen this weekend – with Odeon and Vue cinemas starting their run of the entire official James Bond canon – why not check out Greg D. Smith’s journey through the Ian Fleming-based movies?

It’s sexist, treats anyone who isn’t white with a kind of casual disregard and lacks much of the high stakes action and big budget effects the series would become known for. But there’s an undeniable appeal to Connery’s portrayal, even though he does feel like he’s not quite nailed on the part yet.

Click here to read his analysis of Dr. No (written while we were waiting for No Time to Die to arrive), and for the others in the series, click here.