I saw Shepherd. It's a much better movie if you're actually familiar with the history of that era, as it makes some interesting allusions to real stories and figures such as James Jesus Angleton, Allen Dulles, and Kim Philby. If those stories interest you, the movie can be considered "ok." Otherwise, the movie is extremely slow, not much actually happens, and most plot twists are left to allusion. I really wish Deniro had went deeper into some of the history, such as preparation for the Bay of Pigs, that sort of thing. It definitely is a trying movie, but if you have a prior interest in the CIA/KGB battle in the early part of the Cold War I think you will approve of it.
And the torture scene concerning the Russian spy was, in reality, much worse....the real episode lasted about three years.
Stars Matt Damon and Alec Baldwin sewed it up for me.
Won't spend my money to support them.