Kicking off this year’s series in which our writers advocate for one Academy Award nominee, our chief critic on why the Brazilian drama-thriller is the most audacious and fully realised film in the ra ...

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This Oscar-nominated thriller is now streaming on Netflix.

Period drama "Train Dreams" took home the Spirit Awards win for best feature Sunday, as both it and "The Secret Agent" gathered momentum ahead of the Academy Awards. Other Spirit winners on Sunday ...

March is home to the 2026 Oscars, which makes it the perfect time for a handful of the most acclaimed nominees to make their streaming debuts. Neon’s international favorites “The Secret Agent,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Secret Agent, which is nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor ...

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Oscar-nominated casting director Gabriel Domingues explains how he scoured unexpected places for Kleber Mendonça Filho's ...

The Secret Agent review: Wagner Moura shimmers in this slippery epic of dark Brazilian mischief - 5/5 The Civil War star is just one of the heady pleasures in a hypnotic thriller set during Brazil’s d ...

Taking place in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship, 'The Secret Agent' follows Armando Solimoes (Wagner Moura), a technology expert fleeing from his complicated past.