Drama, Film, History, Spies, Thriller, World War II
Film: Narvik
While my interest World War II has cooled in recent years, I’m still intrigued by the era, especially when…
February 20, 2023-
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Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: The Head (Season 2)
We can add a new motivation to my list for figuring out what to watch next: will the streaming…
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Comics, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Alice in Borderland (Season 1 & 2)
Whenever a series escalates into a truly obsessive binge for me, I start questioning whether it’s actually a great…
February 1, 2023 -
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Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Don’t Worry Darling
Early on, it didn’t seem likely to me that Don’t Worry Darling (2022)—a major release that saw as much…
January 5, 2023 -
Fiction, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Slow Horses (Season 2)
In year chock-full of wonderful shows, Apple’s Slow Horses, based on the intricate, funny spy novels of Mick Herron,…
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Drama, Film, ThrillerFilm: Emily the Criminal
Further evidence of Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops is extraneous at this point, but Emily the Criminal (2022) delivers it…
December 27, 2022 -
Drama, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Shining Girls
Based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls is another accomplished effort from Apple, a creepy crime tale…
December 18, 2022 -
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Fiction, Spies, ThrillerNovel: Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Mick Herron makes this stuff look easy. Effortlessly read, fast-paced, and funny, Real Tigers (2016) is the third full Slough House…
November 9, 2022 -
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: Deadwind (Season 3)
At the end of the day, Deadwind may simply be a pedestrian police procedural; certainly, its third season concludes…
November 5, 2022 -
Comics, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Kleo (Season 1)
While Kleo doesn’t do enough to rise to the top ranks of contemporary spy TV, it does plenty to…
October 21, 2022 -
Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: The Romeo Section (Season 2)
Canadian screenwriter Chris Haddock creates thoughtful, compulsively watchable television, and the second season of The Romeo Section matches the…
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Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: The Tourist
On paper, there are plenty of reasons for The Tourist (2010) to be a good film: attractive leads, a solid…
September 25, 2022 -
Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: The Old Man (Season 1)
When the spy genre is on its game, psychologically speaking, it can turn the twists and turns of plot…
September 14, 2022