History, Spies, Television
TV: The Sleepers
I have a theory: that Tomas Alfredson’s 2011 adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy kicked off…
March 30, 2021-
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Fiction, SpiesNovel: Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
Need to Know (2018), Karen Cleveland’s debut spy novel, is blurbed to high heaven with praise. While it certainly…
January 15, 2019 -
History, Spies, TelevisionTV: The Same Sky
Historical German miniseries The Same Sky paints such a striking portrait that it’s easy to forgive what it lacks,…
July 26, 2017 -
Horror, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Stranger Things (Season 1)
Stranger Things is a pitch perfect homage to eighties horror filmmaking: take The Goonies, drop them into the Twilight…
July 28, 2016 -
Drama, Spies, TelevisionTV: The Americans (Season 2)
After my lukewarm reaction to its first year, I’ve been keeping subsequent seasons of The Americans in my back…
February 29, 2016 -
Drama, Spies, TelevisionTV: The Americans (Season 1)
It took me a long time to finish season one of The Americans, FX’s period spy drama about Russian…
August 11, 2014 -
Comedy, Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerFailed Experiments
Here are three shows I bounced off of — earnest efforts with redeeming qualities, that ultimately just didn’t connect.…
March 9, 2013