We're solving violence on the Irish border this week as we take a look at the romance(?) of John Frankenheimer's 1998 action classic Ronin!

Join in as we discuss 90s De Niro, Jean Reno's literary career, the post-Cold War film milieu, and the Rabbit's Foot!

Plus: Did the Good Friday Agreement force a rewrite of this movie? Why is writer David Mamet credited with a pseudonym? What are the other characters' last names? And is there any romance in this movie at all?

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Next week: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• John Frankenheimer biography from TCM
• "Ronin in from Cold" (Variety)
• "Giving Credit Where It's Due" (Los Angeles Times)
• "Mamet Versus Writer's Guild, the Action Thriller Sequel" (Los Angeles Times)
• John Frankenheimer's open letter on the credit arbitration for Ronin
• "Marco Rubio Mocked for Filming Talking while Driving Socialism Critique" (Daily Dot)