Most contemporary British spy movies (read James Bond series) have got us a good look at suave agents paired up with hot chicks, chasing super villains on fast cars and hunting them down with uber cool gadgets. That is one extreme of the genre. Directed by Tomas Alfredson, and based on a novel by the same name, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TTSS) is a gem of a movie belonging to the other extreme end of the genre. Set in the the early 1970s during...