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‘Black Bag’ Review: Love as a Spy Game

‘Black Bag’ is an espionage film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp, starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. It opens in theatres on March 14.
The plot revolves around married spies George and Kathryn, who must navigate trust issues as they suspect each other of betrayal regarding a stolen cyber weapon.
The film features strong performances from supporting actors like Tom Burke and Marisa Abela, enhancing the story's tension.
Soderbergh's direction in ‘Black Bag’ is praised for its restraint, providing entertainment without high-octane action and exploring themes of truth and deception in personal relationships.

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ABC Australia

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Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play married sexy spies in Black Bag

The latest film from Steven Soderbergh — starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as a married couple of spies — takes a genre trope and makes it stylish and new.

16 days ago·Australia

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Toronto Sun

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REVIEW: ‘Black Bag’ is a spy story with a marital twist

This is one of those movies where you stand in the lobby afterward, adding up the math on your fingers.

17 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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DNyuz

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Is the ‘Black Bag’ Movie Streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime?

Michael Fassbender and sunglasses are always a winning combination, which means the new Black Bag movie—opening in theaters this weekend—is almost certainly worth a watch. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, with a screenplay by David Koepp (who also collaborated with Soderbergh on the 2022 Max original movie Kimi starring Zoe Kravitz, and the recent 2025 horror movie Presence), Black Bag is a spy thriller starring Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as el…

17 days ago

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‘Black Bag’ review: Workplace romance goes rogue in a witty spy game starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett

What’s a dinner party among spies really like? Is even the smallest of small talk fraught with deception? Does anyone dare mutter a single un-strategic comment about the food?

17 days ago

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The Week

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Black Bag: Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett star in 'punchy' thriller

"Thirteen years after announcing his retirement, Steven Soderbergh is busier than ever," said John Nugent in Empire. Coming just two months after his last film, "Black Bag" is "tremendous fun: think 'Ocean's 11', if they were spies".Like that earlier hit, it is "cool and confident" and features an "A-list cast" and a "punchy" script "full of mile-a-minute" dialogue. Michael Fassbender plays an "icy" British spy tasked with identifying a traitor …

17 days ago·Washington, United States

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Chicago Sun Times

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'Black Bag' eavesdrops on the sharp dialogue of secret agents who couple up

We sometimes hear rumors of discord on a movie set , but it sure seems like the cast of Steven Soderbergh’s slick and thoroughly entertaining espionage chess match “Black Bag” had a great time. This is a movie made by and starring artists who clearly love the genre, and aside from the technology, one could see this playing in theaters and pleasing crowds in the 1970s.I’m not going to pretend I always knew exactly what everyone was talking about …

17 days ago·Chicago, United States

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