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My daughter designed all the little emojis—you can choose an emotion and throw it at the bad guy instead of just blowing them up. The Spy Kids never defeat the bad guys.

This, to a spy writer, is what the world of the late 2024 looks like. Let’s start with the simplest, stupidest question imaginable: Who the hell is the bad guy? Spy fiction is inherently a bit ...

Much like Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Spy Kids: Armageddon involves video games — something director Robert Rodriguez knew he had to do, ... And they would have a chance against the bad guy. ...

Damian Lewis, left, and Guy Pearce play best friends in "A Spy Among Friends." MGM+ Guy Pearce plays Kim Philby, a 1960s-era spy who was a Soviet mole in Great Britain, in "A Spy Among Friends." ...