The Modesty Blaise LP by England’s Modesty Blaise is brilliantly written, arranged and played, but its most important quality is the sense of idealism and innocence that pervades the record.
Consider that Alfred Molina as Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx as Electro, and JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson all reprise their roles from earlier iterations of Spiderman films going back long before Tom Holland took on the role of Peter Parker.
Inspiration and creativity are more important than budget, as clearly demonstrated by “Betanaut,” the new video by Betamax Dub Machine.