Archive for November 2024
Hopscotch (1980) – Delightful
Clickable links in red. Genre – Spy Movie + comedy Time: 1 Hour , 45 minutes Platform: You Tube – Free Director: Ronald Neame Cast: Walter Mathau. Glenda Jackson. Ned Beatty. Sam Waterston. Herbert Lom. Delightful is not a word that one would normally use when the subject is a spy movie. But…
Read MoreCitadel Honey Bunny – Predictable
Genre – Spy + Action Time: 6 episodes x average 50 minutes each Platform: Amazon Prime Let’s start with some disclaimers. First: I haven’t seen the ‘other’ Citadel series due to which I miss/am unaware of the connection between ‘those’ and the constant references to Citadel ‘here’. The others – from some online…
Read MorePrime Suspect (1982) – Trial by media
Clickable link in red Dir: Noel Black Cast: Mike Farrell. Teri Garr. Veronica Cartwright. Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes Platform: You Tube (Free) Innocent until proven guilty is the basic rule supposedly followed by law enforcement agencies worldwide. Which is why, there are things like courts and lawyers to determine whether an accused…
Read MoreThe Americans 2013 – 2017 – Fascinating
All clickable links in red Genre – Spy Movie Time: 6 Seasons. 5 seasons x 13 episodes x average 45 minutes. 6th season – 10 episodes x average 40 minutes Platform: Disney Hotstar Illegals and Russia – a “mini history”: In June 2010, ten Illegals were arrested by the FBI’s counter…
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