- Network: SHOWTIME
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 28, 2015
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Nov 29, 2015Incredible 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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A fascinating window into the thinking at the top of a compulsively secret agency that has been the spearhead of the war on terror.
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There’s a basic tension at the heart of The Spymasters that the film tries little to resolve, which is especially disappointing in the wake of recent terrorist attacks by the Islamic State.
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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.”