Spies, Television
TV: Tehran (Season 2)
While Apple’s Israeli-produced, Iran-set thriller Tehran is by no means as impressive as its hit spy series Slow Horses,…
January 9, 2023-
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Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Television, ThrillerTV: Better Call Saul (Season 6)
The task of successfully ending any beloved television series must surely be difficult enough. But when you’re Better Call…
September 10, 2022 -
Film, History, SpiesTV: Glória (Season 1)
Normally I would say reaching the end of a TV season only to have a “what was the point?”…
March 1, 2022 -
Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: 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 -
Fantasy, Film, HorrorFilm: Doctor Sleep
While Stephen King’s work has never been a perfect match for me, I grooved on the recent It movies…
June 28, 2021 -
Mystery, TelevisionTV: Lupin (Parts 1 & 2)
One of Netflix’s latest international hits is Lupin, a classy, opulent French mystery about a modern-day “gentleman burglar.” Assane…
June 26, 2021 -
Film, Mystery, ThrillerFilm: Point Blank
I’m frequently in the mood for pulpy action and suspense movies from the 1960s and 1970s, back before Hollywood…
May 31, 2021 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Scorpio
For some reason, I had vague and generally fond memories of watching Scorpio (1973) decades ago, so I decided…
June 15, 2020 -
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 -
TelevisionTV: Better Call Saul (Season 4)
The gradual transformation of fast-talking scoundrel Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Breaking Bad’s ethically challenged attorney “Saul Goodman” continues…
March 9, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionMission: Impossible Content Updates
When I get stressed or depressed, my favorite coping mechanism is to launch a new project that requires extremely…
September 15, 2019 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Mission: Impossible – Fallout
There’s an unfortunate moment near the end of Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) when a villain asks the invincible…
August 25, 2019 -
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 -
History, Spies, TelevisionTV: Deutschland 83
German spy series Deutschland 83 sets itself apart with a vividly realized setting, which situates suspenseful espionage realistically into…
May 4, 2019 -
History, Spies, Television, World War IITV: X Company (Seasons 2 & 3)
Canadian historical espionage drama X Company worked unexpected magic in its first season by mixing a nostalgic mission-of-the-week structure…
February 6, 2019