As played by human chameleon Gary Oldman (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”), British intelligence officer George Smiley is as tightly wound as they come, revealing precious little but taking in everything through his big, Swifty Lazar-styled specs. Based on the acclaimed 1974 spy novel by John le Carré, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” […]
Mission: Impossible
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Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
In fact, so ridiculously entertaining is this fourth chapter of an uneven franchise, it may very well make my list of the year’s best films. This is pure Hollywood product at its unapologetic, blockbusting best. Tom Cruise returns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, now sprung from a Russian prison to infiltrate the Kremlin and prevent […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
In fact, so ridiculously entertaining is this fourth chapter of an uneven franchise, it may very well make my list of the year’s best films. This is pure Hollywood product at its unapologetic, blockbusting best. Tom Cruise returns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, now sprung from a Russian prison to infiltrate the Kremlin and prevent […]
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Probe
A 1972 pilot film to a short-lived television series, it’s ahead of its time and still a ton of fun. The title refers to the secret organization PROBE Control — with the acronym standing in part for “Program Retrieval Operations”; the remaining two initials are top-secret — where 007-esque agent Hugh Lockwood (Hugh O’Brian, TV’s […]