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Category: Books

  • Mystery and Intrigue in Slow Horses

    Mystery and Intrigue in Slow Horses

    Streaming networks are full of spy stories, many of them quite engaging. Slow Horses has an upper hand in two departments – powerful storytelling and brilliant acting.


  • Death’s End and the Importance of Science Fiction

    Death’s End and the Importance of Science Fiction

    The gap between science fiction and reality is getting smaller.


  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

    James Bond movies are like the demo version of an advertisement for recruiting spies. It is what the employers promise the candidates their life would look like if they become spies. Unlimited budget, magical gadgets, travel around the world – the works, although recent Daniel Craig movies have put a dent in this image, showing…