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The Courier, the new historical suspense-drama from director Dominic Cooke ( On Chesil Beach), we’re reminded of the role of the little guy. That guy, specifically, is Greville Wynne, a British businessman recruited by MI6. The British spy organization, working with the CIA, wanted Wynne to travel to the USSR and contact Oleg Penkovsky, a high-ranking Russian official looking to smuggle valuable information to the West. Though Wynne was a civilian, his company’s contacts with Eastern ...

Rachel Brosnahan co-stars in Cold War thriller set on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The new Cold War film “ The Courier ” about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intelligence agencies is both based on real events and people and also is very much the product of a screenwriter’s imagination. That’s not to criticize the film written by Tom O’Connor (“The Hitman’s Bodyguard”) and directed by Dominic Cooke (“On Chesil Beach”). It’s simply to say that it is more historical fiction than it is history. T...

The new Cold War film “ The Courier ” about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intelligence agencies is both based on real events and people and also is very much the product of a screenwriter’s imagination. That’s not to criticize the film written by Tom O’Connor (“The […]

While The Courier undoubtedly embellished and heightened some elements for its true story, it sticks reasonably close to what actually happened, which involved such riveting spycraft as one man handing some papers to another man, right in the open.

The new Cold War film “ The Courier ” about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intelligence agencies is both based on real

Directed by Dominic Cooke. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Kirill Pirogov, Iva Šindelková, James Schofield, Anton Lesser, Keir Hills, and Vladimir Chuprikov. SYNOPSIS: Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Courier director Dominic Cooke is certainly aware that the actual espionage going on during the Cold War was not exactly exciting in terms of spectacle (unless you a...

Benedict Cumberbatch’s turn in The Courier is a particularly fascinating one, if not simply because of its effectiveness in showcasing a key depth in the star’s talent.

Benedict Cumberbatch fans remember watching all of  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, or maybe that was just me. The point is he has a certain genre of film. As  Collider points out: It’s a Dad Genre. I say this as someone who has watched and enjoyed these “dad” movies. It’s me. I’m dad. But they’re movies that are either war-adjacent or in a spy realm and don’t seem to be the action-packed life that  James Bond exists in. Think more of the intellectual side of being a spy, and with...

IS IT A BIRD? Is it a plane? No, it’s just 120 festive runners enjoying the North Berwick Santa Run on the Sunday before Christmas. The runners donned their festive outfits, from Santa to reindeer and a Christmas tree, and took part in the charity event on the beach. Clear skies on the day made for excellent running conditions. People of all ages took part in one of three events: two-kilometre, five-kilometre and 10-kilometre races. Santa and Mrs Claus were on hand to start each rac...