My best time in a classroom was when I got to teach a whole semester on spy narratives. We had so much fun. While there is some literary value to the Bond novels, they cannot at all compare to le Carre’s work.* My students loved reading Bond and struggled with le Carre at first. But once they really got into the le…

I prefer the version of Tinker Tailor from the 70s.

He’s so fucking good in that movie, but then again, that whole film is stunning. The cinematography is stunning and the performances are uniformly awesome. It’s easily among my favourite films of the past decade.

Please please please do not confuse le Carré with Tom Clancy. The difference is between a portrait artist and a cartoonist.

I think his role in The Dark Knight trilogy is underrated - especially The Dark Knight where his character carries a lot of angst and is probably the moral centre. It’s a fantastic performance, especially for a superhero film sequel.

If Gary Oldman was working in the 50s-70s he’d be a legend. They don’t make the kind of movies for someone that great to shine any more, but Tinker Tailor was definitely an exception. 

Gary Oldman deserves to be an Oscar winner but he absolutely deserved that title for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy rather than Darkest Hour. While it seems appropriate - given some of his more famous roles - that he won for one where he got all shouty and bombastic, his quiet, layered and nuanced turn as Smiley was…

First off, this idiot’s comment about how nobody can call themself “doctor” until HE has delivered a baby is all you need to read to know this fucker is a grade-A, hi-test misogynist.

You beat me to it. I was going to say that it seems all J. Epsteins are full-on pieces of shit.

Jesus, wait till this guy hears about Doctor Who!

What is it with the name J. Epstein?

Naw, this is that person who NEVER learns the lesson. Ever.

“I don’t give a fuck about anyone but me.”

It’s a shame it’s not killing more of them.

Ted Cruz is too stupid to come up with anything so complex.

It doesn’t say that he isn’t Ted Cruz...

This seems like someone who has decided to pursue art rather than stuck to an album promo cycle. Good for her.

Great words from her but I dispute that this is “beneath the dignity of the people of the great state of Texas.” They keep voting for these idiots. This guy’s not some anomaly. Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Jon Cornyn, Dan Patrick, Ken Paxton...this is Texas!