Category Archives: Spy

Review: Order No. 027

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

“Immoral is the life dedicated to the Great Leader and the Party” I have an overwhelming need for genre categorisation when watching films, and “Order No. 027” (1986) certainly left me scratching my head. Yes, it’s a war film set during the Korean … Continue reading →

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Review: Our Lifeline (2002)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

What struck me most about Our Lifeline, an actually pretty good espionage thriller with a couple of cute twists in its tale, was how old the film looked. I sat through Part 1, which clocked in at around 1 hour … Continue reading →

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