| SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: November 28, 2015 |
Summary:
Narrated by Mandy Patinkin, the documentary focuses on the controversial methods used by the agency after Sept. 11 with interviews with 12 former CIA directors, several operatives, and critics of the CIA.
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Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary
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Dec 1, 2015
Nov 17, 2015
As the film moves past Sept. 11 and into topics like black sites, waterboarding, and drone warfare, a fascinating schism opens, exposing the existential battle being waged among the agency's own captains for the CIA's soul. [20/27 Nov 2015, p.105]
TV Guide Magazine
Nov 19, 2015
Spymasters is especially fascinating when the talk turns to "enhanced interrogation"--all shun the word torture--and President Obama's drone-strike strategy. [23 Nov - 6 Dec 2015, p.15]
Nov 23, 2015
With all that meaty content, most of the production’s problems are stylistic, including too many B-roll shots of the various CIA directors walking purposefully or staring pensively into the distance. While that might sound like a quibble, such flourishes represent the kind of unnecessary, cheesy devices that detract from the seriousness of this discussion of the CIA’s “tough decisions.”
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Nov 29, 2015
Incredible documentary interviewing 8 CIA Directors. A very disturbing look at the reality of what our world has become post 9/11. I highly recommend it.
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