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The Secret Agent: 70s-Era Brazilian Thriller with an Absurdist Twist One of the Year’s Best

The Secret Agent: 70s-Era Brazilian Thriller with an Absurdist Twist One of the Year’s Best

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 3, 2025The Secret Agent, TIFF '25, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Alice Carvahlo, Maria Fernando Cândido, Brazilian, Drama, Thriller, Political thriller, Portuguese, CannesComment

Anniversary: Nothing to Celebrate Here, Folks

Anniversary: Nothing to Celebrate Here, Folks

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 29, 2025Anniversary, Jan Komasa, Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Phoebe Dynevor, American politics, Political thriller, political allegory, DramaComment

88: Would-Be Thriller About Neo-Nazis in U.S. Politics Barely Feels Like Fiction

88: Would-Be Thriller About Neo-Nazis in U.S. Politics Barely Feels Like Fiction

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 23, 202388, Political thriller, U.S. politics, Eromose, Brandon Victor Dixon, Naturi Naughton, Orlando Jones, Thomas Sadoski, William Fichtner, Kenneth Choi, Nazis, Neo-NazismComment

Burial: Sad-Sack ‘Political Thriller’ Awash in Spoilers, Bereft of Chills

Burial: Sad-Sack ‘Political Thriller’ Awash in Spoilers, Bereft of Chills

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 31, 2022London Fright Fest, Thriller, Political thriller, Burial, Ben Parker, Harriet Walter, Tom Felton, Barry WardComment