Film: Black Sunday
John Frankenheimer’s output from the 1960s is stylish, stirring, and memorable, but his later work …
Film: Ronin
Revisiting John Frankenheimer’s spy thriller Ronin (1998) over the weekend, I was struck by how …
TV: Homecoming (Season 1)
Based, remarkably, on a podcast, Amazon Prime’s Homecoming is another feather in the cap for …
Film: The Train
There’s something about director John Frankenheimer’s output from the 1960s that speaks to my aesthetic. …
Film: The Holcroft Covenant
I spent most of The Holcroft Covenant (1985) thinking to myself: “Is this really the …
Film: Hysteria
What happens when Hammer Films throws its hat into the Hitchcockian thriller ring? The answer, …
Spy 100, #6: The Manchurian Candidate
Its inclusion on the list is unassailable, but on this viewing I wonder if The Manchurian …
Film: Seven Days in May
John Frankenheimer’s conspiracy thriller Seven Days in May (1964) is considered the middle chapter in …
Film: Seconds
On first viewing, years ago, John Frankenheimer’s Seconds (1966) made a powerful impression on me. …
Film: Mirage
An intriguing, Twilight-Zoney thriller, Mirage (1965) is definitely a product of its era, but it’s …
Novel: Mind’s Eye by Paul McAuley
I enjoyed a pair of Paul McAuley‘s near-futurish thrillers from earlier in the decade, Whole …