Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Istanbul, London, Shanghai, Macau, Scotland, 2012Around the World in 80 MinutesThe Bond franchise has always been about seeing glamorous parts of the world, and Skyfall is no different in this resp...

Bond is known for duels, not for dual narratives, yet the opening of Skyfall gives us both. This movie is a gift that keeps on giving. We have two parallel storylines at the beginning—Bond's and...

Action, Spy, DramaSecret Agent Man (and Woman)The James Bond franchise is the ultimate spy movie franchise, going back to Dr. No in 1962. In fact, it's the longest-running film franchise next to Go...

The Sky is Falling, the Sky is FallingThe word "Skyfall" is a mystery. It's first crooned by Adele in the opening song, making it into a Chicken Little-like portent of foreboding disaster. Later, t...

Keep the Change, You Filthy AnimalThe ending to Skyfall is basically Home Alone but with more deaths and explosions. Bond is Macaulay Culkin and Silva is Joe Pesci, except instead of trying to rob...

PG-13Ever since Daniel Craig took over Bond's tuxedo, the series has been grittier and rawer than in previous installments—which sometimes featured hovercrafts, chicken farmers, and Denise Richar...