Film, Spies, Thriller
Film: The Marseilles Contract
To the extent it’s possible to enjoy a film full of people you don’t like doing things you don’t…
November 9, 2021-
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Film, Spies, 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 -
FilmFilm: Odd Man Out
Carol Reed’s Odd Man Out (1947) has two primary assets: a leading role for James Mason and stunning black-and-white…
August 6, 2017 -
Spies, TelevisionA Tribute to the Man of a Million Faces
A week ago today, the great Martin Landau died. Landau first caught my attention in the great Hitchcock caper…
July 22, 2017 -
FilmFilm: Inside Out (1975)
Inside Out (1975), not to be confused with the brilliant animated film, is a dated, third-rate caper flick that…
December 26, 2016 -
FilmFilm: The Last of Sheila
From the classic screenwriting team of Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim (?) comes The Last of Sheila (1973), which…
November 6, 2016 -
Comedy, Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #2: North By Northwest
When I first watched North By Northwest (1959) nearly thirty years ago, I had no idea the path it…
June 14, 2015 -
Drama, Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #37: The Deadly Affair
A John le Carré story directed by Sidney Lumet? Yes, please! The Deadly Affair (1966) is an adaptation of le…
July 7, 2012 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #60: 5 Fingers
For all the iffy, “talking-point” entries on the Spy 100 list, there are at least as many obscure, unjustly…
May 7, 2012 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #83: The Mackintosh Man
Ah, this is the stuff! An intelligent, well plotted blend of adventure and intrigue,The Mackintosh Man (1973) is my…
March 28, 2010