Devin Booker made it very clear that he didn’t watch Kendall Jenner‘s ex Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl halftime show.

Booker, 29, who previously dated Jenner, was asked about Bad Bunny’s performance after the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 15. The Phoenix Suns player went on to correct a reporter who asked “for the fans of Puerto Rico” how it “felt to be a part of” Bad Bunny’s milestone.

“I’m Mexican,” Booker noted. “I didn’t watch, to be completely honest.”

Super Bowl LX went down in history as Bad Bunny, 31, performed 11 songs — only in Spanish — during the Super Bowl on February 8. During the halftime show, Bad Bunny focused on celebrating Puerto Rican culture, which sparked backlash among some conservatives.

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Bad Bunny did receive support from his ex Jenner, 30, who was spotted cheering him on from the stands. Before her romance with Bad Bunny, Jenner dated Booker off and on from 2020 to 2022. Following their 2022 split, the pair reconciled several other times before officially calling it quits last year.

“They have been off and on for years now and have called it quits recently,” an insider told Us in June 2025. “It always comes down to them both being busy, navigating schedules and just not being on the same page. They have communication issues.”

Jenner started dating Bad Bunny in 2023 during one of her breaks from Booker. They broke up later that year but briefly got back together before parting ways in 2024.

Amid Jenner’s off and on romance with Bad Bunny, the musician appeared to take aim at Booker in his 2023 track “Coco Chanel.” He rapped that the “sun in Puerto Rico is hotter than in Phoenix” and “she knows it.”

In a now-deleted Instagram comment, Booker responded, “He worried about another MAN again.”

While Bad Bunny caught shade from Booker about his Super Bowl performance, he received praise from a multitude of celebrities — including Marc Anthony.

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“It was a proud moment all the way around. Here’s a gentleman who is not only a great friend of mine, but I’ve known him since before he even started in music,” Anthony, 57, told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month. “Bad Bunny is proud of his culture, proud of everything that we as Puerto Ricans offer as a people.”

Lady Gaga, meanwhile, thanked Bad Bunny for including her in his special moment. (Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Jessica Alba, Karol G, Young Miko and Cardi B were some of the other celebrities who made cameos during Bad Bunny’s performance.)

“Thank you Benito for including me in this powerful, important, and meaningful performance,” Gaga, 39, wrote via Instagram. “I am so humbled to be a part of this moment.”

The singer continued: “It’s all the more special because it was with you and your beautiful heart and music. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ All my love to Benito, Ricky [Martin] and the whole cast.”

Stephen Colbert publicly called out his bosses at CBS for banning an upcoming interview from airing on his late-night show.

During the Monday, February 16, episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host, 61, called out CBS and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for not allowing him to speak with Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat, as originally planned.

“You know who is not one of my guests tonight? That’s Texas State Representative James Talarico,” he said after introducing Jennifer Garner’s upcoming appearance on the show. “[James] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast.”

The comedian chose to address the issue live on his show, adding, “Then, I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on. And because my network clearly does not want us to talk about this … let’s talk about this.”

After speaking with his bosses, Colbert was told that the interview was scrapped due to new guidance from Carr. It was suggested that Colbert follow the “equal time” rule, which requires broadcasters to provide equal time to each political candidate running for office.

Colbert, meanwhile, pointed out that there have been exceptions for news and talk-show interviews with politicians.

“Well, FCC you,” Colbert fired back. “Let’s call this what it is: Donald Trump‘s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does is watch TV. He’s like a toddler with too much screen time.”

Colbert went on to claim that he and fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel were the most affected after Kimmel’s show was temporarily suspended from ABC after his comments following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“I decided to take Brendan Carr’s advice,” Colbert said about his decision to still interview Talarico and post it on the Late Show YouTube channel. “The network says I can’t give you a URL or a QR code, but I promise you, if you go to our YouTube page, you [will] find it.”

CBS previously announced that The Late Show would end in May. CBS executives previously released a statement addressing their decision, claiming it was not “related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount” but was instead due to finances.

Colbert broke his silence about the shocking cancellation at the time.

“Before we start the show I want to let you know something that I found out just last night. Next year will be our last season,” he announced during a taping in July 2025 as the audience booed. “I share your feelings. It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced. This is all just going away.”

He continued: “I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners. … And I’m grateful to the audience, you, who have joined us every night, in here, out there and all around the world.”

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Almost three decades after it first crash-landed into theaters, The Fifth Element is heading back to the big screen — for the fourth time. The sci-fi spectacle starring Gary Oldman, Bruce Willis, and Milla Jovovich will return to theaters on July 26 and 27, 2026, as part of Fathom Entertainment’s Big Screen Classics series.

When the film originally hit theaters in 1997, it split critics. Domestically, it pulled in $63 million, but internationally it soared to $200 million, bringing its worldwide total to $263 million. Over time, what was once considered loud, bizarre, and borderline chaotic has fully evolved into a bona fide cult classic.

It already celebrated a 20th anniversary re-release in 2017 and returned again in 2024. Now, in 2026, fans will get another shot to see Luc Besson’s neon-drenched space opera the way it was meant to be seen: huge. The cast also includes Ian Holm as Father Vito Cornelius, Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, Luke Perry, Brion James, and Lee Evans.

The re-release comes via Fathom Entertainment’s annual Big Screen Classics lineup, which this year includes titles like Citizen Kane, Ocean’s Eleven, The Silence of the Lambs, Gone with the Wind, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Birdcage, Ben-Hur, A Beautiful Mind, The Maltese Falcon, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, among others. Each screening will feature an introduction from legendary film critic Leonard Maltin.

In a statement, Fathom CEO Ray Nutt explained that these re-releases are “an important theatrical programming category,” which has been “embraced by filmgoers of all ages.” The 2026 selections include “some of the greatest masterpieces of all time,” and Fathom is “thrilled” to bring back Maltin for his fourth time as host of the Big Screen Classic series.

“Classic and popular re-releases are an important theatrical programming category, and the curated movies Fathom Entertainment brings to the big screen continue to be embraced by filmgoers of all ages. The 2026 Fathom’s Big Screen Classics slate is filled with anniversary celebrations from some of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of all time and showcases a wide breadth of iconic hits and award-winning films. Fathom is also thrilled with the return of Leonard Maltin, casting a spotlight with exclusive introductions for these cinematic treasures.”

Is There a ‘Fifth Element’ Sequel?

Not at the moment, but there is a seed of an idea in the works. Jovovich previously teased that Besson is toying with the idea of an animated spin-off:

“I think Luc is making some sort of spin-off of a bunch of his biggest characters, and Leeloo might be one of them. An animated, cartoon version. I think back in those days, people weren’t thinking about sequels; it was just about making the best movie you could possibly make. For me, Leeloo was one of the most important characters of my young life at that point. It’s what really introduced me to what being a real actor was about.”

The Fifth Element will be re-released in theaters on July 26 and 27, 2026.

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Norm’s Diner. Los Angeles. 10:10 pm. A bearded man (Sam Rockwell), covered head-to-toe in a clear pancho and tangled with tubes, wires, motherboards, and a bomb detonator, stomps into the diner. He takes bites from a few unsuspecting people’s entrees before exclaiming, “I’m from the future, and everything is about to go horribly, horribly wrong!”

Claiming to have returned to this precise diner at this exact moment 117 times previously, this man from the future is looking for volunteers. Half of humanity perishes in the future, while the other half becomes hopelessly obsessed with their phones and social media. A.I. has finally taken over the world, and this man knows the secret to saving it, and it all has to be done on this very night.

“Like a choose-your-own-adventure book where all the options have been selected.”

With more than a little convincing, seven volunteers go on a mission to save humanity’s future. Some will knowingly not make it until the end of the night, but Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die dives into the backstory of a few of these diner patrons who no longer have anything to lose.

Mark (Michael Pena) and Janet (Zazie Beetz) are a romantic couple and both teachers, on the rocks. Mark is a substitute teacher who lands a job at the same school where Janet teaches. The problem is that teachers at this school keep disappearing while the students never get off their phones. Mark questions this and accidentally touches one of the students’ phones, which doesn’t end well for anyone.

Susan (Juno Temple) is the mother of a high school student named Darren (Riccardo Drayton). Darren dies unexpectedly after falling victim to a mass shooting, and Ingrid’s life loses all meaning. She’s introduced to a store that clones mass shooting victims, but the clone’s flaws keep their nearly flawless physical appearance from feeling authentic.

Ingrid (Haley Lu Richardson) has lived her whole life with an allergy to wifi and cell phones. Doctors said it wasn’t a real disease, but she gets nosebleeds and can’t function properly whenever she’s around technology or basically goes anywhere outside of the house. Ingrid met a pizza delivery driver named Tim (Tom Taylor), who didn’t believe in using cell phones or having any attachment to technology. The two moved in together and lived a frugal yet content life until one day, when a VR headset was left on their doorstep for Tim. Tim becomes so obsessed with virtual reality that he prefers it to this one, even though the so-called love of his life isn’t in it.

“A.I. is inescapable, and humanity’s only choice is to try to cater to its good side.”

Gore Verbinski has never shied away from going super weird in his previous films, but Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die takes the bizarre cake. The film is defined as a sci-fi action-adventure comedy, but its humor is perhaps the most unusual aspect. The film’s grasp of how social media and A.I. have a death grip on society is terrifying, given how much we rely on and are addicted to them today. There’s a dark, erratic tone to the film’s comedy that is amusing because it comes off as almost genuine. The biggest takeaway is that A.I. is inescapable, and humanity’s only choice is to try to cater to its good side.

Sam Rockwell has the commanding presence of a man who partially gives a shit. He intends to save everyone he can, but the people in this diner are expendable. If it doesn’t work out, he’s the only one who can hit the reset button and start over. So some of his actions may seem cruel on the surface, but he also knows everyone at this point almost as well as they know themselves. Rockwell is as scene-stealing as ever here, but half of his charm is how he bounces off the rest of the talented and mesmerizing ensemble.

It’s also interesting to witness how every volunteer reacts to the upcoming apocalypse. Mark and Janet are filled with panic, an Uber driver named Scott (Asim Chaudhry) doubts that this “Man from the Future” and anything he says is actually true, a scoutmaster named Bob (Daniel Barnett) volunteers solely with the intention of being a hero, Ingrid has a strange sense of acceptance, and Susan is cooperative but has an ulterior motive.

Even the characters that die along the way are a form of loss. Sam Rockwell’s “Man from the Future” is shoehorned into this representation of hope. He wants to save humanity, but he also wants to get to the point where he doesn’t have to repeat this night again for the 118th time and beyond. He watches everyone die, and everything crumbles around him. This is purgatory for him; he is basically Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. He is a symbol of hope, but also broken in his own way. Panic, doubt, heroism, acceptance, conniving, loss, and hope; it’s like the seven stages of grief but somehow more futile.

“Worth seeing for its exceptional performances, its catawampus narrative, and its hopelessly hopeless take on a dystopian future.”

The story takes wildly peculiar turns, even for a film where the future is determined, but how it gets there is a question mark. There is a CGI creature buried within the second half of the film that has an absolutely gonzo design and also puts full-frontal nudity to insane use. The movie’s nonlinear storytelling is all over the place, but where the film takes the audience isn’t entirely unexpected. Visually, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a bananas smorgasbord and a shotgun blast to the face of craziness. But narratively, it feels like the film is deeper or more unique than it actually is.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is like a choose-your-own-adventure book where all the options have been selected, and all the different scenarios are playing out at once in the same timeline. The film is worth seeing for its exceptional performances, its catawampus narrative, and its hopelessly hopeless take on a dystopian future. The lack of actual laughs and the inability to fully satisfy what it introduces are what hinder Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die from being a pure, unhinged masterpiece.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is now playing in theaters.

Victoria Woods‘ reaction after Tia Kemp stepped in to defend GloRilla has internet users crackin’ up.

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Tia Kemp Steps In To Defend GloRilla

Last week, Instagram user @livebitez shared footage from what appears to be a recent livestream of Kemp’s. Furthermore, in the clip, Kemp told viewers that she “got word that BroRilla has been attacking everybody out here. But she says that she don’t want none of me.”

“Bro, listen bro, you better get up off my motherf**king niece,” Kemp said, speaking to Victoria Woods directly.

In a separate clip, Kemp went on to say that Woods needs to leave her sister GloRilla “the f**k alone.”

“Alright? Okay? You leave her the f**k alone — I ain’t gon’ say it no more. Go get your $2,500 flat. Eat your spicy chicken sandwiches and them diddy dogs them n****s feeding your ass and leave her the f**k alone. Okay? Leave her alone now. You better leave her the f**k alone,” Kemp continued.

Victoria Woods Reacts & Internet Users Are Crackin’ UP

Victoria Woods appeared to catch wind of Tia Kemp’s statement and shared footage of her response online. In it, Woods told viewers that everyone was coming at her “wrong about the Tia Kemp situation.”

“Okay. I don’t give a f**k if y’all got $20 [or] $2500 flat to pay me — I’m not going back and forth with that lady! I’m just not! She win. She won. I’m 15-1,” Woods told viewers.

Swipe below to see Tia Kemp’s initial statements and Woods’ response.

Social media users reacted to Victoria Woods’ reaction to Tia Kemp in @livebitez’s comment section.

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However, Woods wasn’t hearing it and issued spicy words for Boosie.

This led Nelson to enter the chat with her own set of spicy words. However, she ultimately backtracked on getting involved.

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Spy movies and thrillers are two genres that get along remarkably well, and as such, several of the greatest spy films of all time are thrillers, and vice versa. These are stories that naturally lend themselves to suspense, excitement, tension-filled action sequences, and mysterious narratives full of intrigue. No wonder so many masterful ones have come out throughout the last century.

Going through Hollywood’s Golden Age with classics like Notorious all the way to Daniel Craig‘s Bond days with films like Skyfall, the best spy thrillers of the last 100 years are a testament to the heights the genre can reach when in the hands of a capable filmmaker. As thought-provoking as they are adrenaline-pumping, these great films are among the best in the history of this exhilarating genre.

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‘The Spy Who Came In from the Cold’ (1965)

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With John le Carré arguably having been the quintessential master of the art of the spy novel, it’s no surprise that so many films based on his work have been made over the years. The question of what the best one of the bunch is, however, isn’t really a question at all. That title would have to go to the British spy thriller The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, one of the best spy movies of all time.

It’s old-school spy filmmaking at its best, one of the greatest and most realistic films ever made about the Cold War. Many people over the years have lovingly referred to this as the perfect anti-Bond movie, and especially seeing as le Carré actually devised the original book as his antidote to those 007 stories that he so intensely disliked, it’s hard to argue against them. There’s no glamor or fancy fictional gadgets here: It’s a gritty, cold look at contemporary Cold War espionage entirely committed to sincerity.

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‘Skyfall’ (2012)

They may not be the best choice for those who prefer spy movies at their most realistic, but who doesn’t love watching a good James Bond film every now and then? Daniel Craig‘s run as the legendary MI6 agent wasn’t without bumps along the road, but it also had some of the highest points in the character’s entire filmography. Case in point: Skyfall.

It’s nothing short of one of the best spy movies of the 21st century, perfectly balancing action, suspense, emotionally compelling character work, and the same kind of intelligent deconstruction of the Bond mythos that characterized Craig’s whole tenure. With Javier Bardem at his most terrifying and Craig having made the role of 007 entirely his own, there’s no way of watching Skyfall without enjoying its many sprawling set pieces and engaging character moments.

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‘The Hunt for Red October’ (1990)

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Tom Clancy is perhaps best known as the writer who created the iconic Jack Ryan, so it’s no coincidence that his debut novel, The Hunt for Red October, was also the character’s debut. Both creator and creation came into the public eye together, and six years later, the first-ever film adaptation of a Jack Ryan story came out. Directed by Die Hard and Predator‘s John McTiernan, the thriller of the same name is one of the best spy movies of the ’90s.

Starring top-form Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery, the film is a faultless submarine thriller that proves spy movies are very much capable of breathing underwater. Immensely tense and perfectly acted, it’s a true ticking time bomb of a film that feels like it never lets up. The Hunt for Red October is edge-of-your-seat suspense at its most entertaining, and it was a hell of a way of bringing Jack Ryan to the big screen for the first time.

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‘The Day of the Jackal’ (1973)

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The best classic spy thrillers were many times based on iconic novels, and the British-French co-production The Day of the Jackal (based on Frederick Forsyth‘s book of the same name) is no exception. What could possibly go wrong with a spy film when you have an airtight screenplay, direction full of personality, and an incredibly exciting structure? As it turns out, very little.

The Day of the Jackal is about as close as the genre can possibly come to perfection, delivering an intricately constructed story where it feels like every detail—no matter how small—was meticulously put in place and polished up. That attention to detail, however, never robs the movie of its feeling of unpredictability. It’s mysterious and suspenseful like every great spy flick should be, and throughout its whole 2-and-a-half-hour runtime, it never ceases to be exciting.

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‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (1962)

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Based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel of the same name, The Manchurian Candidate is one of the best thriller movies of the ’60s. Bolstered by a flawless cast featuring the likes of Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury, it’s an inventive and intrigue-filled masterpiece the likes of which could only have been made at the tail end of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Blending thriller and satirical elements in perfect measure, the film feels as timely today as it did back in 1962. But aside from being ahead of its time, The Manchurian Candidate is also irresistibly entertaining, full of colorful and memorable characters shot in perfect black and white. Though it was a commentary on McCarthyism, its themes and story have aged like fine wine and still feel entirely relevant in today’s divided political climate.

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‘Notorious’ (1946)

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Although best known as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock also made some great romance movie masterpieces in his career, and Notorious is one of his best. Starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in one of the most explosive actor-actress duos of Hollywood’s Golden Age, it’s a spy noir that many critics throughout history have recognized as Hitchcock’s first attempt at a serious romance.

Aside from its historic importance and its two exceptional stars, Notorious is sublime thanks to Hitchcock’s thrilling direction and its expertly woven-together technical elements. It may not be its director’s absolute best, but it’s definitely up there, with a terrific sense of suspense and a hypnotic atmosphere as its foundations, plus a healthy dose of unexpected but much-welcome eroticism.

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‘Casino Royale’ (2006)

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It was the one that started it all for Daniel Craig’s legendary run as the ultra-iconic James Bond. Casino Royale wasn’t just the perfect introduction for this brazenly modern version of 007, but it’s arguably also the best Bond film to date. From the gadgets to the romance to the martinis, it’s a complete twist and reinvention of the Bond formula for the new millennium.

Craig is magnificently elegant and imposing in the role, and Eva Green works wonders as one of the best Bond girls in the franchise (certainly one of the most consequential). Top that with a stellar villain in Mads Mikelsen‘s Le Chiffre and a story revolving around the price to pay for a life of secrecy, and you have an all-time great spy movie. Casino Royale is clever, exciting, entertaining, often unexpectedly amusing, and packed with winks and details that fans of the character are bound to love.

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‘The Lives of Others’ (2006)

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The winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the German masterpiece The Lives of Others is one of the best spy thrillers of all time, period. It was the first notable drama film about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the German Democratic Republic, and two decades later, it’s still one of the best surveillance thrillers ever made.

Some have argued that the film grants its main character a bit too much sympathy, but Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler (played by a top-notch Ulrich Mühe) is the perfect pair of eyes through which to see this enthralling story. It makes for some really effective intrigue and gut-wrenching emotion, and though fans of more action-heavy spy thrillers may prefer to look elsewhere, The Lives of Others is a must-see for those who love to see when the genre leads more toward the “spy” side of things.

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‘North by Northwest’ (1959)

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If there’s any filmmaker who deserves to be mentioned twice when talking about excellent thrillers, no matter the subgenre, it’s Alfred Hitchcock. The director’s North by Northwest is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, and for good reason. It’s certainly one of the most incredibly spy movies ever, largely boosted by Cary Grant’s unforgettable lead performance.

North by Northwest is the gold standard for mistaken-identity thrillers, a practically perfect film that’s every bit as exciting as it is amusing. Gripping, breezily-paced, and full of iconic shots, it’s an entirely unique spy film that’s impossible to look away from. Hitchcock sprinkles dark humor in all the right places, making the movie one of the most genuinely enjoyable outings in his whole filmography.

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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018)

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The Mission: Impossible franchise has long been famous for being one of the most consistent action movie franchises of all time, but even the best movie series have a pinnacle, and this one’s is Mission: Impossible — Fallout. It’s the sixth entry in the saga, one of the best action thrillers of the last 10 years.

From the helicopter chase during the third act to the iconic bathroom fight scene, one can find several of the best and most entertaining action sequences of the 21st century here. The stunts are as death-defying as ever, Tom Cruise and the rest of the ensemble do a phenomenal job, and the villains are easily among the series’ best. There’s virtually nothing about this perfectly-paced, emotionally engaging, absolutely nail-biting spy thriller that doesn’t work, and that makes it reasonable to call it the best that the genre has ever seen.