Spies, Television
TV: Killing Eve (Season 1)
One of the drawbacks of knowing a genre backwards and forwards is that you can develop blind spots, or…
January 3, 2019-
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Spies, TelevisionTV: Mossad 101 (Season 1)
Much as I love spy shows, I almost bounced out of the Israeli spy drama Mossad 101. Its scattered,…
July 2, 2018 -
Comedy, Film, ThrillerFilm: That Man from Rio
I went way off the board looking for a movie to watch this weekend, and found That Man from Rio (1964),…
March 28, 2016 -
Drama, Film, Mystery, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 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 Who Came in from…
May 11, 2015 -
Fiction, Science Fiction, Spies, ThrillerNovel: Hurricane Fever by Tobias Buckell
Tobias Buckell’s whip-fast near-future thriller Hurricane Fever (2014) continues the series that began with Arctic Rising, and it’s another…
August 25, 2014 -
Comedy, Film, ThrillerFilm: Danger: Diabolik
Now here’s an enjoyable slice of stylized, sixties cheese. Based on an Italian comic, Danger: Diabolik (1968) is an…
July 12, 2014 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #16.1: The Bourne Identity
I saw The Bourne Identity (2002) in the theater back when it came out, well before my total immersion…
March 2, 2014 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #17: Dr. No
Dr. No (1962) definitely sets the tone for the James Bond series, but compared to what would follow it’s…
February 2, 2014 -
History, Spies, Spy 100 Project, TelevisionSpy 100, #22: Reilly: Ace of Spies
For those of you who were wondering what the hell happened to the Spy 100 Project (all three or…
August 26, 2013 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #84: The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair (1967) is low-key but enjoyable spy cinema, a “technicolor noir” that feels like a cinematic spin-off…
October 30, 2012 -
Comedy, Film, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 100, #61: Our Man Flint
I’ve long ago dispensed with the notion that the Spy 100 list constitutes the genre’s best films; like most…
April 30, 2012 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #39: From Russia with Love
Believe it or not, this is my first careful look at a James Bond film from the Sean Connery…
August 8, 2011 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #73: Casino Royale
I have a hard time imagining I’m going to like the other James Bond films on the list more…
June 13, 2010 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #81: The Spy Who Loved Me
James Bond finally makes his first appearance on the list with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). For someone as…
April 13, 2010 -
Fantasy, Fiction, SpiesNovel: The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
When I read The Atrocity Archives a few years ago, it instantly became my favorite Charles Stross novel to-date*,…
December 29, 2009