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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FilmFilm: Harry In Your Pocket
There are old movies I truly enjoy, and old movies that I don’t enjoy, and then there’s Harry In…
April 9, 2020 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Telefon
I seem to have made it my mission in life to watch every spy movie ever made. Okay, that’s…
July 7, 2019 -
FilmFilm: Bullitt
Steve McQueen is a Hollywood icon, and he’s always held a place in my heart for his quirky, inspiring…
October 9, 2018 -
Music, Spies, TelevisionMusic: Mission: Impossible – The Television Scores
I’ve written a boatload of words about the original Mission: Impossible, but one aspect of the series I haven’t…
April 17, 2017 -
Comics, TelevisionTV: Luke Cage (Season 1)
Netflix’s corner of the Marvel universe continues to expand in Luke Cage, its latest Defenders run-up that ties into…
November 20, 2016 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #57: The Fourth Protocol
From the last gasp of the Cold War comes The Fourth Protocol (1987), a polished but unexceptional thriller. In…
July 20, 2014 -
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 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 ProjectSpy 100, #50: Mission: Impossible
I’ve been both looking forward to and dreading this review ever since I saw the Spy 100 list. Mission: Impossible…
March 16, 2011 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #94: The Osterman Weekend
Sam Peckinpah’s final film, The Osterman Weekend (1983), is exactly the kind of intriguing oddity I hoped the Spy…
January 31, 2010 -
MusicIpecac Attack
New music post #2! I’ve long been an advocate of all things Mike Patton, and this next stretch of…
January 5, 2010