This week on Myopia Movies, we finally gamble big on Bond—real Bond. We dust off a previously paywalled episode as we’re talking high-stakes poker, parkour chases that feel like a personal insult to your hamstrings, and a version of 007 who bleeds, broods, and looks like he might actually lose a fistfight (before winning it anyway).

Join us as we break down how Casino Royale rebooted the franchise with all the subtlety of a defibrillator. We ask the important questions:

Is this the most emotionally vulnerable Bond, or just the most recently traumatized?
How many people need to die over a card game before someone suggests Uno instead?
And does anyone in the Bond universe understand what a normal vacation looks like?

Featuring one of the greatest Bond villains to ever cry blood and a love story that hits harder than Bond’s torture scene (yes, that one), this episode dives into what makes Casino Royale not just a great Bond film—but a genuinely great film, full stop.

Also: we try to explain poker strategy with the confidence of men who absolutely should not be allowed near a casino.

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How will Casino Royale hold up?

Host: Jon Copsey

Panel: Nic

Directed by: Martin Campbell

Starring:

Daniel Craig as James Bond
Eva Green as Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre
Judi Dench as M
Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
Giancarlo Giannini as René Mathis