Steven Soderbergh's Black Bag movie delivers an elegant and erotic meditation on manipulation, love, and loyalty. Cate Blanchett truly shines.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan, Orli Shuka, Kae Alexander, Bruce Mackinnon, and Daniel Dow.

A scene involving George’s clandestine surveillance of Kathryn during a satellite handover is still a tense affair that has a literal countdown clock in play. But what makes the Black Bag difference is the fact that SigInt expert/bad girl Clarissa (Marissa Abela) also uses the opportunity to attempt to flirt with her older co-worker.

No one’s movies move quite like Steven Soderbergh’s, and he continues to hone his unique cinematic rhythms with Black Bag. A spy thriller that feels like a cross between John le Carré and Agatha Christie,

Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan flesh out the ensemble in this twisty tale of loyalty and deception among British intelligence agents.

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The MacGuffin in this film is Severus, a digital worm that can wriggle itself right into the heart of a nuclear facility, allowing unsanctioned control over its core. Upon receiving a list of five names from a trusted colleague,