Science Fiction, Spies, Television
TV: Andor (Season 1)
I can’t be alone in my complicated relationship with Star Wars; the franchise did, after all, play a huge…
December 4, 2022-
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Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: The Old Man (Season 1)
When the spy genre is on its game, psychologically speaking, it can turn the twists and turns of plot…
September 14, 2022 -
Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Tehran (Season 1)
Say what you will about its logistical verisimilitude, it’s refreshing to see a spy series both produced by and…
March 24, 2022 -
Drama, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Into the Night (Seasons 1 & 2)
Stupidly compelling? Compellingly stupid? I’m not sure how to arrange the descriptors for Netflix’s Into the Night, a Belgian-produced,…
November 5, 2021 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 5)
No television series is perfect, but for me The Bureau — despite the occasional minor blemish — comes plenty…
August 29, 2020 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Möbius
Writer-director Éric Rochant’s Möbius (2013) might be viewed by fans of The Bureau as Rochant’s spy genre trial balloon.…
July 11, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 4)
Now that was a glorious binge. The Bureau‘s fourth season is another rock-solid one, a multifaceted tapestry of international…
June 20, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 3)
If there’s a flaw in the first two seasons of The Bureau, it’s that they culminated in a cliffhanger…
June 15, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 2)
I finally broke down and continued to the second season of the exceptional French spy series The Bureau, and…
June 8, 2020 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: The Bureau (Season 1)
There’s nothing top secret about my mission to watch every great spy show ever made. I’ve logged many, many…
April 20, 2020