Spy 100, #69: O.S.S.
There’s an element of patriotic propaganda to O.S.S. (1946), which dramatizes the actual efforts of …
Spy 100, #88: The Iron Curtain
At last, I can belatedly backfill an obscure film from the Spy 100 list. The …
Final Thoughts on The Spy 100 Project
It took me almost six years, but I’ve finally finished reviewing the Spy 100 list. …
Spy 100, #1: The Third Man
The Carol Reed-Graham Greene collaboration that worked so well in Our Man in Havana works …
Spy 100, #74: An Englishman Abroad
The subdued, talky An Englishman Abroad (1983) isn’t the list’s most electrifying entry, but does …
Spy 100, #2: North By Northwest
When I first watched North By Northwest (1959) nearly thirty years ago, I had no …
Spy 100, #3: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
In my book, the list’s top three selections are unassailably awesome, but it’s The Spy …
Spy 100, #4: Goldfinger
Hallelujah. The final James Bond movie on the list, Goldfinger (1964), has been dutifully processed. …
Spy 100, #89: The Spy in Black
Occasionally, I find old movies difficult to get invested in, but director Michael Powell’s The …
Spy 100, #90: The Mask of Dimitrios
While it pales in comparison to some of the other spy films of its era, …
Spy 100, #5: Our Man In Havana
Now this is the stuff. From writer Graham Greene and director Carol Reed — the …
Spy 100, #6: The Manchurian Candidate
Its inclusion on the list is unassailable, but on this viewing I wonder if The Manchurian …
Spy 100, #7: Smiley’s People
If there’s essential reading in the spy genre, John le Carré’s Karla trilogy surely tops …
Spy 100, #8: Pickup on South Street
Much as I enjoyed Samuel Fuller’s Pickup on South Street (1953), I think it’s rated …
Spy 100, #9: The Lives of Others
In my view, the quietly devastating The Lives of Others (2006) is right up there …
Spy 100, #10: Notorious
The top ten countdown begins with Alfred Hitchcock’s noir romance Notorious (1946), a dark, smoldering …