Spies, Television
TV: Mossad 101 (Season 2)
After a peculiar but satisfying first season, Israeli spy series Mossad 101 reinvents itself for its second year, with…
September 14, 2018-
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Spies, TelevisionTV: Mossad 101 (Season 1)
Much as I love spy shows, I almost bounced out of the Israeli spy drama Mossad 101. Its scattered,…
July 2, 2018 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: 3% (Season 1)
Is it possible for art to be highly derivative and still feel wholly original? Look no further, perhaps, than…
December 27, 2016 -
Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: Survivor
No, not the inexplicably immortal reality series, nor the inflictors of “Eye of the Tiger”—Survivor (2015) is a paint-by-numbers thriller,…
November 29, 2015 -
Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Battle Royale
Maybe I went into Battle Royale (2001) with my expectations too high. This notorious Japanese violence-fest has its share…
January 21, 2012 -
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerThe Lost Post
I discovered Lost at a darkish time in my life, which happened to coincide with the explosion of TV-to-DVD…
June 27, 2011