Film
Film: The Fallen Idol
Considering the brilliance of The Third Man and Our Man in Havana, you’d be hard pressed to prevent me…
December 21, 2017-
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Film, SpiesFilm: The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1979) has cachet to burn in its creative lineup: Otto Preminger’s last directorial effort is based…
February 16, 2017 -
Film, Mystery, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 100, #1: The Third Man
The Carol Reed-Graham Greene collaboration that worked so well in Our Man in Havana works even better in The…
December 7, 2015 -
Comedy, Drama, Film, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 100, #5: Our Man In Havana
Now this is the stuff. From writer Graham Greene and director Carol Reed — the same winning team of…
February 16, 2015 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #29: Ministry of Fear
Recently issued by Criterion, Ministry of Fear (1944) has pedigree to burn. It’s directed by cinema pioneer Fritz Lang,…
September 16, 2013 -
Drama, Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #32: The Quiet American
A carefully constructed and beautifully shot adaptation of the classic Graham Greene novel, The Quiet American (2002) sets a…
January 17, 2012