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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 are Hideo Kojima rewriting the shit out of history with Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) meaning tha...
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 Cumberbatch’s new film The Courier, he’s playing in that same intellectual space and … good...
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 race, with run times staggered across four half-hour intervals to allow social distancing to be maintai...