Publisher’s Note: Best Bond Ever.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

I shall use my time.

– Jack London

Rarely does a Hollywood film mirror our current Civilizational moment so perfectly as “No Time To Die.” Long delayed due to the COVIDtastrophe, the latest in the decades-long 007 franchise finds Daniel Craig’s James Bond battling the forces of Transhumanism (globalists who seek to merge we Humans with our Machines) in the form of Lyutsifer Safin (an understated if menacing Rami Malek – and yes, as his name suggests, he is the Devil twice over).

Let’s cut to the chase. “No Time To Die’s” screenplay writers – Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and director Cary Joji Fukunaga – imagine a world in which the Deep State (the UK MI6 and the US CIA) secretly partner with bioweapons lab scientists to “gain of function” enhance a DNA targeting nanobot-driven technology dubbed “Heracles,” a lethal virus which can target whole groups of humans via skin-to-skin contact and subsequent genetic infection. “Once Heracles is in your system,” explains Q, 007’s tech wizard sidekick, “it is in you forever.” Predictably, as our story begins, one “Heracles” scientist goes off the reservation, shares the deadly DNA altering technology with rogue actors (first SPECTRE and then Safin), and 007 is forced out of retirement and pressed back into service to save the world and his own family (Bond love interest Lea Seydoux is back again and she has a daughter) from Safin’s grotesque Transhumanist scheme.

For Humans awake and paying attention to the unfolding COVIDtopian landscape here in the real world –this once-upon-a-time fantastical story sounds strangely familiar. Scientists secretly “ginning up” viruses via gain of function (GOF) research to make them more deadly to humans, and then releasing said viruses on an unsuspecting world? Surely, this would never happen in real life? Surely.

“No Time To Die” draws its relevance, too, from Craig’s portrayal of Bond as a deeply human character – lethal, yes, and with a “license to kill” – but drawn to protect a family he doesn’t even know exists until midway through “No Time To Die.” Family Bond’ing, indeed. Is Craig the best Bond ever? No contest, after his epic last run at saving #TeamHuman from the Transhumanists and their Virus in the name of defending country, kith, and kin.

Craig is helped along by a fantastic supporting cast – Madeleine (Seydoux), M (Ralph Fiennes), Q (Ben Whishaw), Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), CIA front man Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), and two newcomers – actress Ana de Armas as Paloma (she steals the whole show in a Cuba showdown with Spectre) and actress Lashana Lynch as Nomi, 007’s replacement for the famed three digit moniker – just as badass, but black and female. In a deft critique of SJW “Woke” culture, both 007s (Lynch and Craig) team up to kick ass and save the world together – celebrating their collaborative competence rather than SJW-inspired competitive claims on Race and Gender “identity.” Neat.

“No Time To Die” may be the most relevant Bond film ever made – an “Art Meets Life” tribute to Team Human’s capacity for courage, compassion, and sacrifice on behalf of all that truly matters – family, friends, hearth, and home – at a time when our species is being programmed for polarization at every level of existence. The film’s final tribute to Bond – in the form of Jack London’s famed quotation (see above) – is a fitting end to Daniel Craig’s fifteen year run in the franchise.

RIP, James Bond.

Let us Live, and use our Time!