Brand new factory sealed double feature blu-ray.

SPY GAME: It's 1991 and cagey veteran spy Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) is on the verge of retirement, when he discovers that former protoge Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) is to be executed in a Chinese prison for espionage. Muir has 24 hours to rescue Bishop, and to do it, he must first outwit his CIA superiors, who would rather lose the rogue agent than risk damaging an international trade agreement.

The use of geopolitical atrocities to add weight to a romantic subplot between Bishop and a British foreign-aid worker feels forced. But Redford's cool and sarcastic performance, recalling his role in 'Three Days of the Condor', makes up for some deficiencies and anchors the film nicely.

STATE of PLAY: Reboot of the complicated 2003 BBC mini-series. A rising congressman, Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck), and a D.C. investigative journalist, Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe) are old friends who become embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. When Stephen's research assistant (and secret mistress) is killed, Cal and his partner Della (Rachel McAdams) are assigned by their ruthless boss (Helen Mirrin) to get the story.

An engrossing political/thriller murder mystery also serves as a commentary on the limitations of journalism and the wholesale gag order by the D.C. political machine.