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Black Bag And What's Making Us Happy

2025/3/14
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The discussion revolves around the new Steven Soderbergh film, 'Black Bag', featuring spies, stylish wardrobes, and a complex marriage dynamic. The film is a stylish thriller with an ensemble cast.
  • 'Black Bag' is a Steven Soderbergh film about British spies.
  • Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett star as a married spy couple.
  • The film involves a dinner party with truth serum and a cyber threat.
  • Soderbergh is known for his stylish and experimental films.
  • The film is compared to a spy version of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'.

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The cool, stylish new Steven Soderbergh film Black Bag is about a group of British spies who discover there's a traitor in their midst. It stars Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. He's a lie detector expert; she's one of his chief suspects. The thing is: They're married.Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)