Summary: In this first episode of <strong><em>Slate</em></strong>'s Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC"><strong>Mark Harris</strong></a>, journalist and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594204306/?tag=slatmaga-20"><strong><em>Five Came Back</em></strong></a>, about <em>The Manchurian Candidate, </em>a tale of brainwashing, war, and politics that first made it on-screen in 1962 and was then re-made in 2004, with each reflecting the crises of their time.<br><br>Learn more about the Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club at <a href="http://slate.com/thrillers">slate.com/thrillers</a>
