Spies Like Us: “Slow Horses”
“Slow Horses” pokes fun at the spy genre while honoring its conventions, with a scenery-chewing performance by Gary Oldman the cherry on top.
See Jack Run: “Jack Ryan: Season 3”
Season 3 of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” offers more of the same, in a story that bears an uncomfortably close resemblance to current events.
Fake It Til You Make It: “Inventing Anna”
“Inventing Anna” plays fast and fun with the real-life story of scammer extraordinaire Anna Sorokin, but is there a point behind the hijinks?
Pure Muscle: “Reacher”
Amazon’s first season of “Reacher” is a creditable stab at presenting the hard-boiled hero from Lee Child’s novels.
Changing the Equation: Review of “Foundation” Episodes 1-2
Apple’s version of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” takes some major liberties with the souce material — but do Asimov’s big ideas live on?
All American: “Jack Ryan” Season 2
“Jack Ryan”‘s second season leans on John Krasinski’s likability, even as its plots grow more outlandish. Commando raid on a presidential palace, anyone?
Drippy Brew: “Twin Peaks: The Return” (Episodes 1-4)
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017, Dir. David Lynch), Episodes 1-4: It still
Tinkered and Tailored: “The Night Manager”
Tom Hiddleston auditions for James Bond in the glamorous “The Night Manager” — but does the soul of John le Carré’s novel survive the translation?
Baker Street Irregulars: “Sherlock”
Sherlock (2010, Produced by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss): Much like James
Boys Will Be Boys: “Dragon Boys” at the 2007 SF Asian-American Film Festival
Dragon Boys (2006, Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti): Andrea Jiang: You’re out there on