Tag: spy
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DeaconsDen Classic Reaction – Topaz
In order to watch Topaz, you have to go into it with different expectations. Itโs not the usual Hitchcock weโre familiar with. Itโs not a splashy thriller like Notorious or Saboteur. Thereโs no Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman or Grace Kelly. No Saul Bass titles or Bernard Herrmann score. Thereโs no individual getting swept […]
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DeaconsDen Classic Reaction – Dishonored
Dishonored is another home run starring Marlene Dietrich and directed by Josef von Sternberg. For their second American collaboration, Dishonored sees Dietrich in the role of a prostitute whoโs recruited to into spy work for Austria to seduce her targets and gather information. Frau (Marie) Kolverer, later known by her code name of X-27, easily […]
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Mission: Impossible- Fallout – DeaconsDen Reaction
Mission: Impossible- Fallout is the sixth film in the series. For the first time in the franchise, a director has returned to helm the mission and Christopher McQuarrie, director of 2015’s Rogue Nation has proven along with Cruise, that Ethan Hunt belongs with the heavyweights of cinematic action heroes. The Mission: Impossible films have taken […]
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Atomic Blonde – DeaconsDen Review
Charlize Theron stars as Lorraine, an MI6 agent who is assigned to recover a list with the names of other operatives in Cold War Berlin. Theron is proving to become one of Hollywood's biggest action stars, especially after her critically acclaimed performance in 2016's Mad Max Fury Road. How does Atomic Blonde rate as establishing […]
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A Second Chance: Alfred Hitchcock’s TORN CURTAIN
It's been a while since I have given a film a second chance. I've been in a mood for Alfred Hitchcock's work since I signed up for an online class celebrating 50 years of his work. Hitchcock had a very prolific career and sometimes you can overlook a film or overreact to a film that […]