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‘The Amateur’ Review: Rami Malek Leads Emotional and Engaging Spy Thriller
Charlie Heller is a brilliant CIA decoder whose world comes crashing down when his wife dies in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, his intelligence becomes the ulti...
‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: Where Ritchie Dares
Billed as a true story about a secret British World War II organization; the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to cha...
‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ Review: Ritchie Impossible – Statham’s Protocol
Super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). Reluctantly teamed with some...
‘The King’s Man’ Review: A Tonal Mess With Few Charms
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
‘The Courier’ Review: A Gripping Cold War Espionage Thriller
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Charlie’s Angels Review: The Biggest Surprise of the Year
Scott Menzel reviews Charlie's Angels.
Mission: Impossible Fallout Review: No One Does Action Better Than Tom Cruise
Scott Menzel reviews Mission: Impossible Fallout, the sixth installment in the popular action movie franchise.
The Americans 6×10, “START”
At the start of this final season of The Americans, I questioned the possible setup of a spy vs. spy scenario involving Elizabeth and Philip. While that could have played out in a reasonably entertain...
The Americans 6×06, “Rififi”
As if this final season of The Americans needed to do more to have me onboard for the elaborate high wire act being pulled off to wrap this series up, here’s an episode named after one of my favorite ...