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Intricate and personal dramatization of the real-life story of one of history’s most successful spies, Kim Philby. Intertwining narratives tell the tale of how Philby came to defect to the USSR in 1969 as well as the effects it had on British
Darkly comic Netflix television series follows a young CIA lawyer who manages to get completely in over his head in his first week at the agency. The CIA here is portrayed as being more obsessed with plausible deniability than operational effe
Timothy Dalton steps into the role of James Bond in the first film to try to ‘ground’ the story in somewhat more topical, post-Cold War scenarios. No volcano-dwelling supervillain here, rather a Columbian drug cartel headed by Robert Davi. A
We’re adding a low budget B-movie to our collection of spy stories this time. This made-for-tv production is admirable for how high it aims in terms of futurism, but falls flat in terms of tradecraft. Director Colin Budds explains how he trie
Guy Ritchie directs a reboot prequel of the TV series that rode the crest of the action spy mania of the 1960’s. The film is also set in the 1960’s with Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer reimagining the iconic roles of Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kurya
Marlene Dietrich stars as an Austrian prostitute recruited to spy on Russian agents during World War I. This film can be streamed here.Our next topic will be The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). Modern reimagining of the 1960’s TV series. Find o
Keira Knightley portrays Katherine Gunn, the British spy who risked everything to expose illegal intelligence operations in the leadup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Find out where you can watch it at: https://reelgood.com/movie/official-se
The first film based on one of John Le Carre’s many international bestselling novels. Richard Burton stars as a British intelligence officer who fakes his discharge from the service in drunken, disillusioned disgrace in order to draw the atten
Adam Driver and Annette Bening star in this highly critical evaluation of the CIA’s methodology in their prosecution of the ‘War on Terror’. More of a political drama than a straight up spy story. Based on true events. Also known as ‘The Rep
Jessica Chastain spearheads an ensemble cast in this representation of the CIA’s hunt for, and eventual assassination of, Osama Bin Laden. Our next topic will be The Report, a highly critical evaluation of the CIA’s methodology in their prose
Science fiction spy stories are rare, but this fits the bill and has tradecraft worth discussing. Tod brings in some disparate guests, all of which have different relationships with the Star Wars franchise. Together, we untangle this unique e
Also available as a video here.Fred Kennedy joins Tod to discuss the tradecraft of The Old Man, a seven episode FX series currently streaming on Hulu and other services. Jeff Bridges stars as Dan Chase, a spy who has retired into deep cover t
Hopefully you guys have all already heard the regular Total Recall 1990 episode and subscribed to the Sci-Fi Wise Guys podcast. Find it on your favorite podcast app or here:https://linktr.ee/scifiwiseguysWhat? Need more convincing? Here’s
NEW! Now available as a video! Let us know what you think!https://youtu.be/6_6q1_-soxkChris and Anthony of the Sci-Fi Wise Guys podcast take a break from their usual schtick of reviewing straight- to- stream science fiction and join Tod t
Red Sparrow (2018)Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian SVR-trained ‘Sparrow’ who matches wits against a CIA agent (Joel Edgerton) while trying to stay one step ahead of her handlers. We are taking some weeks off here. Next month, Total Recall (19
Gary Oldman leads a 6-episode adaptation of the 2010 novel by Mick Herron, the first of eight so far. The core high concept of this series is that Mi5 has a secret side agency where they send all of their fuckup agents into a sort of purgatory
Gary Oldman leads a 6-episode adaptation of the 2010 novel by Mick Herron, the first of eight so far. The core high concept of this series is that Mi5 has a secret side agency where they send all of their fuckup agents into a sort of purgatory
Gary Oldman leads a 6-episode adaptation of the 2010 novel by Mick Herron, the first of eight so far. The core high concept of this series is that Mi5 has a secret side agency where they send all of their fuckup agents into a sort of purgatory
Our first anime! It’s more proof (if you needed it) that we are dedicated to cover anything spy-related. This manga has been a big hit in Japan, and weebs like David have been eagerly anticipating the translation into television. More of a f
Palmerfest concludes with our analysis of the return of Michael Caine to the role of the iconic bespectacled secret agent in the 90’s. Filmed back-to-back with its sequel Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996), it was initially meant for theatrical
CONCLUSION of our discussion of the six-episode IPCRESS File from ITV. ‘Palmerfest’ continues next week however with a change of plans, the movie will be Bullet to Beijing (1995). Discussion of the new AppleTV series Slow Horses (Gary Oldman
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the fifth of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produc
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the fourth of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produ
Producer Harry Saltzman takes newly-minted superstar Michael Caine back for a third dip into the Harry Palmer well, and the results are not great. In fact, the movie’s performance with audiences and critics are so bad that Caine convinces Salt
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the third of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produc
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