Monday, May 02, 2016

The standing man

For those who defended Russian spies in the Cold War era it was not too funky. You weren't the most popular guy on the block. I fucken enjoy these espionage features. Directed by Steven Spielberg and there's people like Ethan and Joel Coen writing it, and Tom Hanks excels as a relentless lawyer, as does Mark Rylance as an enigmatic spy. The whole US vs USSR roulette is at full swing and it's tremendously captivating.

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See the enemy first

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