Short answer: yes, with an if. Long answer: no, with a but. In this subscribercast we look at two movies... The post Subscribercast #74 – Does Representation Matter? first appeared on Spy Culture .
Films about torture are often exploitative and sadistic, and even more so when they are state sponsored. In this episode... The post ClandesTime 243 – The Cinema of the Torture Program first appeared on Spy Culture .
In the first of several subscriber-only podcasts we look at season one of the unique and award-winning cop drama The... The post Subscribercast #73 – The Shield Season One first appeared on Spy Culture .
The CIA-sponsored streaming wars hit a new high recently, when Netflix premiered The Recruit and within days Amazon released the... The post ClandesTime 242 – Jack Ryan vs The Recruit first appeared on Spy Culture .
In this quick podcast I review the biographical moral drama Worth (2020) a.k.a. What is Life Worth?. It tells the... The post Subscribercast #72 – What is Life Worth? first appeared on Spy Culture .
In early 1977 a retired NATO general put together a team of elite military officers to write a report on... The post ClandesTime 241 – World War III first appeared on Spy Culture .
The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan was America’s longest war. In this episode we take an overview of the war... The post ClandesTime 240 – The Cinema of the War in Afghanistan first appeared on Spy Culture .
The CIA recently launched a new outreach effort – its own podcast. In this subscribercast I review and analyse The... The post Subscribercast #71 – The Langley Files first appeared on Spy Culture .
Football is the world’s biggest sport, and perhaps the most state-sponsored sport. In this episode we take a critical look... The post ClandesTime Special – State Sponsored Football and the Qatar World Cup first appeared on Spy Culture .
Imagine a world where secret government agencies used deep fakes to create evidence of events that never happened, and used... The post Subscribercast #70 – Deep Fakes and The Capture first appeared on Spy Culture .
Somehow, in the midst of all the identity politics and culture war noise, the fact that Captain Marvel was the... The post ClandesTime 239 – Captain Marvel and Space Force first appeared on Spy Culture .
The Rampart Scandal has been called the worst police corruption story in the history of Los Angeles, and altered a... The post ClandesTime 238 – The Cultural Impact of the Rampart Scandal first appeared on Spy Culture .
The 2012 attacks on a US diplomatic outpost and a nearby CIA base in Benghazi caused enormous controversy and political... The post ClandesTime 237 – 13 Hours and the Benghazi Scandal first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mujahideen. False Flags. US interference in the peace process. Ethnic cleansing. The United Nations’ peacekeepers. All this and more as... The post Subscribercast #69 – Black Ops and Geopolitics in the War in Bosnia first appeared on Spy Culture .
The Leopold and Loeb case was one of ‘crimes of the century’, and inspired many books, plays and movies. On... The post Subscribercast #68 – Compulsion vs Rope first appeared on Spy Culture .
Amazon Prime are making the most expensive TV show of all time. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power... The post ClandesTime 236 – Culture Ministries and The Rings of Power first appeared on Spy Culture .
Obviously, I’m a movie addict but many of my favourites are low-budget features or belong to tiny sub-genres. In this... The post ClandesTime 235 – These are a Few of My Favourite Films first appeared on Spy Culture .
As youtube has become a centre for emerging pop culture brands, it has also become the target of the US... The post ClandesTime 234 – Dude Perfect and the US Navy first appeared on Spy Culture .
Pam and Tommy tells the story of the stolen Pamela Anderson-Tommy Lee sextape. Minx tells the story of a 1970s... The post Subscribercast 67 – Pam and Tommy vs Minx first appeared on Spy Culture .
The 1998 asteroid disaster film Armageddon is often mocked, but rarely taken seriously despite its cultural relevance and impact. While... The post ClandesTime 233 – Armageddon first appeared on Spy Culture .
In 2018, the US Air Force ran its annual Hollywood ‘industry leader tour’, this time to Air Force Special Operations... The post ClandesTime 232 – Hollywood Goes to Special Operations Command first appeared on Spy Culture .
When it comes to British intelligence, there are three rules: (1) Trust no one, (2) Trust nothing that they say... The post Subscribercast #66 – The Undeclared War vs Slow Horses first appeared on Spy Culture .
When it comes to fondly remembered cult 80s action movies, Commando has near-legendary status. In this episode we take a... The post ClandesTime 231 – Commando first appeared on Spy Culture .
Imagine a world where Nicholas Cage plays himself and is recruited by the CIA to spy on a drug kingpin,... The post Subscribercast #65 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent first appeared on Spy Culture .
Over a hundred governments across the world have a culture ministry – though they often go by other names. These... The post ClandesTime 230 – The Ministries of Culture first appeared on Spy Culture .
Well, it’s here. The least-needed film in cinematic history, and therefore likely the box office smash of 2022. In this... The post ClandesTime Special – Top Gun: Maverick first appeared on Spy Culture .
In the summer of 2020 a former CIA officer published a book with the overt aim of countering the tide... The post Subscribercast #64 – The CIA and Fake News first appeared on Spy Culture .
Black operations make the world go round, and have become the subject of major movies and TV, from Jack Ryan... The post ClandesTime 229 – Black Operations and the Entertainment Liaison Offices first appeared on Spy Culture .
Can you make an environmentalist movie with the help of the Pentagon? In this episode we answer this and other... The post ClandesTime 228 – Don’t Look Up first appeared on Spy Culture .
Moonfall is the latest Roland Emmerich disaster movie, and while it isn’t as bad as Don’t Look Up, it isn’t... The post Subscribercast #63 – Moonfall first appeared on Spy Culture .
