THE HUB

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War promised to be the grand cinematic victory lap for John Krasinski’s desk-analyst-turned-action-hero. After four seasons of navigating complex geopolitical chess boards on Prime Video, our favorite Boy Scout spy is back, trading the small screen for a hefty $100 million feature film budget. But while the cinematic upgrade brings bigger explosions and glossier aerial shots of Dubai, the actual substance of the franchise seems to have vanished i