In case you are a movie fan who has been living under a rock for the last week, I regret to inform you that the Broccoli family—who have long been the stewards of the James Bond film franchise—recently handed over full creative control to Amazon in exchange for a major paycheck.

After months of anticipation, the Oscars 2025 are officially underway—the capstone to a uniquely unpredictable awards season where no single film has emerged as a dependable front-runner. Though the show,

Oscar nominees may not be a field you wouldn’t connect to the current delay in James Bond movies, I must remind you all that Ralph “M” Fiennes is nominated tonight for Conclave. That’s not the main reason 007 came into tonight’s conversation though,

Oscar ceremony was a little like Kieran Culkin’s acceptance speech, says critic Sarah Crompton: “A mixture of the emotional, the inspiring, and the cringeworthy.”

Amazon just bought James Bond, but the Oscars reminded us why there's more to the character than just an excuse for content.

The performances included renditions of the classic Bond songs "Live And Let Die," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Skyfall."