The spy life. Espionage. Trust. Betrayal. Boring office parties. It’s the anti-James-Bond. Abe Mathew (Philosophy, Notre Dame) joins us to discuss Le Carre and the 2011 film adaptation of his most famous novel. Trust no one! And that’s how I know he can be beaten. Because he’s a fanatic. And the fanatic is always concealingContinue reading “TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)”
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (1996)
The cows are joined by friend Adam Kane to talk about Tom Cruise’s first outing as Ethan Hunt. We discuss what makes spy movies so appealing and fun, and situate the movie in the broader cultural context of the post-Cold War nineties. We explore the weird and wonderful career of Tom Cruise and how heContinue reading “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (1996)”
Cows in the Field 