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This week on the Kill James Bond podcast we're honouring our ironclad commitment to international cinema by checking out this film from a small indie country they're calling 'Norway'. Apparently they could afford Stellan Skarsgard, so really good for them. Helping us to unpack this tale of revenge and isolation is Berlin-based artist and writer Ari Nielsson! Ari's writing can be found at https://www.instagram.com/theoenus/ [https://www.instagram.com/theoenus/], and copies of his essay collection, Urin, can be found at https://urinbook.bigcartel.com/ [https://urinbook.bigcartel.com/] ----- FREE PALESTINE Hey, Devon here. For the past few months I've been talking to a family trapped in Gaza, working to cover their daily living costs amidst repeated displacements in the Genocide. Their names are Ahmed and Layla, and their 4 kids are Jana, Malik, Lana and Amir. Anything you can contribute would mean the world to me. They deserve to live. Attached is their gofundme, as well as three others that I can vouch for the authenticity of. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip [https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip] https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-and-my-family-to-find-a-safe-place [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-and-my-family-to-find-a-safe-place] https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-maher-and-my-family-to-leave-gaza-to-belgium [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-maher-and-my-family-to-leave-gaza-to-belgium] https://www.gofundme.com/f/htdcj-evacuating-my-family-from-gaza [https://www.gofundme.com/f/htdcj-evacuating-my-family-from-gaza] https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate [https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate] ----- Consider supporting us on our reasonably-priced patreon! https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond] ------ WEB DESIGN ALERT Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ [https://www.tomallen.media/] Kill James Bond is hosted by November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon. You can find us at https://killjamesbond.com [https://killjamesbond.com/]

Alright, enough beating around the bush. Lets get into the good stuff. Let's take a look at 2001's smash hit Ocean's Eleven. Starring an ensemble cast of George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle, among others, A group of thieves attempt to rob three Vegas casinos simultaneously during a boxing match. But this would simply be too much to chew on our own- Joining us is our friend Brian [https://www.x.com/spocksbrian] from the Worst of All Possible Worlds Podcast [https://www.worstpossible.world/]! You may recall we've had the other two come and hang out on two absolutely gangbusters episodes, A.J on Our Agent Tiger [https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k4ayt-156a5c9] and Josh on Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell [https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-39idm-151c18e]. Check out their patreon Here [https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll]! ----- FREE PALESTINE Hey, Devon here. For the past few months I've been talking to a family trapped in Gaza, working to cover their daily living costs amidst repeated displacements in the Genocide. Their names are Ahmed and Layla, and their 4 kids are Jana, Malik, Lana and Amir. Anything you can contribute would mean the world to me. They deserve to live. Attached is their gofundme, as well as three others that I can vouch for the authenticity of. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip [https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip] https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-and-my-family-to-find-a-safe-place [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-and-my-family-to-find-a-safe-place] https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-maher-and-my-family-to-leave-gaza-to-belgium [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-maher-and-my-family-to-leave-gaza-to-belgium] https://www.gofundme.com/f/htdcj-evacuating-my-family-from-gaza [https://www.gofundme.com/f/htdcj-evacuating-my-family-from-gaza] https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate [https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate] ----- Consider supporting us on our reasonably-priced patreon! https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond] ------ WEB DESIGN ALERT Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ [https://www.tomallen.media/] Kill James Bond is hosted by November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon. You can find us at https://killjamesbond.com [https://killjamesbond.com/]

In the late 90s, close to half of british state intelligence apparatus and nearly 60% of the GDP was involved in some manner in maintaining a phenomenon known as 'cool Britannia'. The Spice Girls were a girl band formed from open auditions with the aim of creating a group capable of cutting across every demographic in britain, creating a cultural juggernaut that could rival the Britpop boybands of the day. At the height of their success, their manager's brother wrote a film about them, with them playing themselves. This is that film. ----- FREE PALESTINE Hey, Devon here. For the past few months I've been talking to a family trapped in Gaza, working to cover their daily living costs amidst repeated displacements in the Genocide. Their names are Ahmed and Layla, and their 4 kids are Jana, Malik, Lana and Amir. Anything you can contribute would mean the world to me. They deserve to live. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MajedAqi [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MajedAqil] https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate [https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate] ----- Consider supporting us on our reasonably-priced patreon! https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond] ------ WEB DESIGN ALERT Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ [https://www.tomallen.media/] Kill James Bond is hosted by November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon. You can find us at https://killjamesbond.com [https://killjamesbond.com/]

This week, we literally cannot help ourselves. No sooner are we free of the 1960s do we dive right back in to talk about the original Ocean's 11! This Rat Pack classic caper stars various white boys sure to make your nan point at the screen and pog out. ----- FREE PALESTINE Hey, Devon here. For the past few months I've been talking to a family trapped in Gaza, working to cover their daily living costs amidst repeated displacements in the Genocide. Their names are Ahmed and Layla, and their 4 kids are Jana, Malik, Lana and Amir. Anything you can contribute would mean the world to me. They deserve to live. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip [https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip] https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate [https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate] ----- Consider supporting us on our reasonably-priced patreon! https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond] ------ WEB DESIGN ALERT Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ [https://www.tomallen.media/] Kill James Bond is hosted by November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon. You can find us at https://killjamesbond.com [https://killjamesbond.com/]

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! [https://www.patreon.com/posts/116596789] ----- It's Nova's Bonus so you'd better believe we're right back at it again with the Yorgos Lanthimos, we're talking about Alps- a movie about a group of people who start a company where they impersonate bereaved people's deceased relatives to help them through the grieving process. ----- FREE PALESTINE Hey, Devon here. For the past few months I've been talking to a family trapped in Gaza, working to cover their daily living costs amidst repeated displacements in the Genocide. Their names are Ahmed and Layla, and their 4 kids are Jana, Malik, Lana and Amir. Anything you can contribute would mean the world to me. They deserve to live. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip [https://www.gofundme.com/f/a8jzz-help-me-and-my-family-get-out-of-the-gaza-strip] https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate [https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate] ----- Consider supporting us on our reasonably-priced patreon! https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond] ------ WEB DESIGN ALERT Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ [https://www.tomallen.media/] Kill James Bond is hosted by November Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon. You can find us at https://killjamesbond.com [https://killjamesbond.com/]