(Originally published October 8th, 2018) Today we are happy to roll this out with a “parking lot critique” of the very first James Bond film, Dr. No, on its 56th anniversary! In this first episode, Jeffrey and I discuss the various genre tropes (i.e. “spy stuff”) at work in Dr. No, the casual confidence with which it establishes many of its franchise’s hallmarks, and various avenues for reading/interpreting the first entry to the spy movie franchise of all spy movie franchises—beloved by some, ridiculed by others, and an incredibly iconic and lasting presence in film history. Despite some criticisms, we rather enjoyed this film, found it a worthy introduction to its franchise, and unanimously recommend it to anyone interested in spy stuff, the sixties, and/or James Bond—if anyone interested in those things has somehow not already seen this film.