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