Film, Spies
Film: The Holcroft Covenant
I spent most of The Holcroft Covenant (1985) thinking to myself: “Is this really the same John Frankenheimer who…
March 6, 2017-
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Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: Advantageous
If only we could decommission Michael Bay’s entire oeuvre and redistribute the budgets to smart science fiction films like…
July 21, 2015 -
Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #6: The Manchurian Candidate
Its inclusion on the list is unassailable, but on this viewing I wonder if The Manchurian Candidate (1962) might be…
December 29, 2014 -
Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: Seven Days in May
John Frankenheimer’s conspiracy thriller Seven Days in May (1964) is considered the middle chapter in his “paranoia trilogy,” a…
September 8, 2014 -
Drama, Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Seconds
On first viewing, years ago, John Frankenheimer’s Seconds (1966) made a powerful impression on me. I’ve been wanting to…
July 21, 2014 -
Fantasy, Fiction, Spies, ThrillerNovel: Mind’s Eye by Paul McAuley
I enjoyed a pair of Paul McAuley‘s near-futurish thrillers from earlier in the decade, Whole Wide World and White…
October 27, 2009