Film reviews: Black Bag and Novocaine

A spy hunts for a rat—who could be his own wife—and a guy who can’t feel pain turns action hero.

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett
Black Bag is “precisely the sort of adult, big-budget, star-driven affair that Hollywood has largely forsaken yet desperately needs.”
(Image credit: Focus / Everett)

Black Bag

Directed by Steven Soderbergh (R)

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