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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Storm Reid and David Oyelowo make 'Don't Let Go' entertaining to watch, says critic

    Our critics review "Official Secrets," about an intelligence specialist who leaks a memo that the U.S. is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing U.N.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 30, 2019 • 1 min read

    Our critics review "Official Secrets," about an intelligence specialist who leaks a memo that the U.S. is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing U.N. members so they'd vote for invading Iraq; "Spider in the Web," about an aging spy who's trying to redeem his life and career; "Don't Let Go," in which a detective gets a shocking phone call from his niece who was recently murdered.

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