P Categories Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You June 2, 2021 P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman is the best part of “A Most Wanted Man” Philip Seymour Hoffman classes up an otherwise dull and contrived spy drama.
A Categories Reviews TV November 12, 2020 A spy is born in the surprisingly fresh “Alex Rider” Guy Burt combines the quirky fun of a teen James Bond with espionage drama in the adaptation of the popular book series.
& Categories Reviews TV July 3, 2020 “Hanna” season 2 hits hard, but could pick its shots better Finally out from under the shadow of its filmic inspiration, the Amazon series treads new ground in its second season.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 18, 2020 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up It's not perfect, but the Russo brothers' conspiracy-thriller take on the MCU turned its eye inward to the more explicitly political.
R Categories TV February 25, 2020 Review: “Queen Sono” Season One Is a Flawed But Fresh Spy Thriller Netflix's new spy series is more than a little uneven, but it's an original thriller that blends cultural specificity and mainstream appeal.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 February 5, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Ironbark” Will Be the British Dad Movie of 2020 Dominic Cooke's well-crafted spy thriller doesn't try anything new, but boasts winning performances & a zippy plot.
& Categories TV January 11, 2020 “Medical Police” is “Childrens Hospital”, Bigger, Longer, and Fully Cocked The Childrens' Hospital spinoff takes on the spy-action genre with double the length and about as many laughs.
D Categories TV January 1, 2020 Doctor Who Season 12 Premiere Recap: “Spyfall” Is a Masterful Caper The long-running BBC series returns for a rushed, flashy season premiere with an audacious twist that might just turn the show around.
& Categories TV December 30, 2019 “Messiah” Gets Lost in Narrative Purgatory Netflix explores the geopolitical implications of the arrival of a Christ-like savior on the world stage, to less than divine results.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 30, 2019 “Spectre” Loses Itself in the Ghosts of Franchise Past While Skyfall was a rousing success, Mendes' return to the Bond franchise, bogs itself down in tiresome lore and continuity.
