Based on the Robert Ludlum spy novels, the Bourne films have been refreshingly lean, pared to the bone. Their no-frills approach to the genre notably forced the bloated Bond franchise to take a ...

The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, which saw Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne examining the conspiracy involving the covert Treadstone program. The franchise briefly took a detour with The ...