In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, ...

“The Secret Agent” arrives at a strong moment for Brazilian cinema following the success of “I’m Still Here,” which won this ...

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film blends human moments and true tension in a film set in tumultuous 1977 Brazil as a scientist ...

Wagner Moura has picked up awards right and left for Brazil's Oscar hopeful "The Secret Agent." The dictatorship drama couldn ...

NEON has shared the first teaser trailer for The Secret Agent, the upcoming political thriller movie that hails from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Following its world premiere at the 2025 ...

Brazil has officially selected The Secret Agent as its entry for Best International Feature at the 2026 Oscars. Written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, the film marks a triumphant return to the ...

"Thank you so much to the Golden Globes for this nomination. Historically, this is the first time a Brazilian film has received three nominations, and Wagner becoming the first Brazilian nominated for ...

Kleber Mendonça Filho has never been shy explicating how personal memories have seeped into his professional work. Born and ...

You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow burn thriller about radicals and mercenaries in 1977 Brazil. Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho begins his film with the note that it ...

Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” opens with a curious warning. “Our story is set in the Brazil of 1977,” white text reads as a yellow Volkswagen Beetle pulls into a gas ...

Ranging from all-time classics like Goldfinger to modern gems like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, these secret agents movies are ...