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
Drama, Film, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: Operation Mincemeat
Back during the Spy 100 Project I rather enjoyed the staid spy film The Man Who Never Was, which…
July 4, 2022
Fantasy, Fiction, History, Science Fiction, World War IINovel: Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi
When it comes to “big idea” specfic, Hannu Rajaniemi is one of the best in the business. In his…
April 17, 2022
Drama, Film, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: The Forgotten Battle
Movie based on actual events can be tricky beasts to wrangle, but The Forgotten Battle (2020) is a solid…
October 24, 2021
History, Mystery, Television, World War IITV: The Defeated (Season 1)
I had rather a middling reaction to Netflix’s The Defeated, an attractive international production that lands somewhere between high…
October 5, 2021
Drama, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: The Catcher was a Spy
It seems I begin every biopic review by bemoaning the genre’s structural handcuff, and The Catcher was a Spy…
May 3, 2021
Film, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: Red Joan
Inspired by true events, Red Joan (2018) makes for a relatively successful biopic, even if the milieu and furniture…
February 24, 2021
Film, History, World War IIFilm: The Secrets We Keep
The Secrets We Keep (2020) is one of those films with a trailer that gives the game away. This…
January 18, 2021
Spies, Television, World War IITV: Restless
Without ever quite loving it, I enjoyed the BBC miniseries Restless (2012). Based on a novel by William Boyd,…
June 20, 2020
Film, World War IIFilm: Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit (2019) has no shortage of outrageous flair, and plenty of good intentions. It’s colorful, funny,…
March 31, 2020
Spies, Television, World War IITV: Das Boot (Season 1)
I have vague memories of seeing the Oscar-nominated 1981 film Das Boot twenty-odd years ago. I remembered just enough…
November 10, 2019
Comedy, Drama, Television, World War IITV: Catch-22
One of my favorite lit reads back in college was Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, which also made for an appealing,…
May 25, 2019
Film, Thriller, World War IIFilm: The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed (1975) is a less-than-spectacular John Sturges war epic that nonetheless made for enjoyable background viewing…
March 29, 2019
Film, Spies, Thriller, World War IIFilm: Secret Mission
I’m usually a sucker for old wartime spy thrillers, but Secret Mission (1942) is so generic as to be…
February 19, 2019
History, Spies, Television, World War IITV: X Company (Seasons 2 & 3)
Canadian historical espionage drama X Company worked unexpected magic in its first season by mixing nostalgic, mission-of-the-week structure with…
February 6, 2019