As you probably know, I love a good thriller film. The problem is, they seem about as hot in Hollywood as fantasy epics. Which is to say they’re few and far between. (Why is it that you can walk into any Blockbuster in America and see rows of generic horror films but virtually no thrillers?) One very good one that I saw last year was Breach, a slickly made and profoundly unsettling movie about FBI agent Robert Hanssen. The movie is carried by the wonderful Chris Cooper, who is the best actor on the planet as far as I’m concerned. What’s interesting about this particular film is how simple it is. Its notions of morality and ethics are stated so starkly that they become, by the end, eloquent. Even though you may know the real-life history behind this event, you will believe Cooper’s character in spite of your own wisdom. A crafty, well-acted, important movie, Breach is definitely one to return to the video store to check out.