Black Bag

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Black Bag.

Those who dig to keep up, however, are rewarded by itsrelentlessly sharp pace.

Black Bagis Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp’s latest collaboration and second feature film of 2025 following theirpsychological horrorPresence.

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The film is a sleek and sexually charged cat-and-mouse game full of professional liars, some better than others.

Ultimately, Arthur and Stokes are the key villains and traitors behind the leak.

Arthur is also likely responsible for killing Meachum even though it was Stokes who actually poisoned him.

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Arthur severely underestimated the bond and trust between George and Kathryn.

George suspected that she secretly met with someone in the theater and was being dishonest about her schedule.

Once he fires two blanks at George, Kathryn pulls out an actually loaded gun and shoots Stokes dead.

Michael Fassbender reading a book in Black Bag

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Freddie, Zoe, and Clarissa were involved in Arthur’s elaborate scheme but to varying and lesser degrees.

Freddie, Zoe, and Clarissa were involved in Arthur’s elaborate scheme but to varying and lesser degrees.

Sincethey were all pawns in Arthur and Stokes' plot, George spared their lives.

Rege-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, and Michael Fassbender sit at the dining table in Black Bag

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Black Bag proves that the sanctity of marriage still applies in even the deadliest of circles.

If anything, it proves that the sanctity of marriage still applies in even the deadliest of circles.

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Naomie Harris and Cate Blanchett sit opposite each other in Black Bag

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Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender looking at each other in an office building filled with glass in Black Bag

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender lean in to kiss in Black Bag

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Michael Fassbender looks at a computer with Marisa Abela in Black Bag

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Michael Fassbender interrogates Tom Burke in Black Bag

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Cate Blanchett walks outside in Black Bag

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