Podcasts about kleber mendon

Llegó a Mubi la películaza EL AGENTE SECRETO (O AGENTE SECRETO, 2025) del impresionante Kleber Mendonça Filho, un director que hay que tener en cuenta si es que no lo tienen en cuenta ya. En esta conversación el plantel completo del FlimCast comenta la película, al principio sin spoilers pero después con descripciones completas de escenas y/o momentos. Si no la han visto, láncense sin saber nada no más y después escuche el programa. Si necesita que lo convenzan, vea el programa no más. En realidad haga lo que quiera, tome las riendas de su vida, hágase cargo. Ojalá les guste la conversación y recuerden que pueden acceder a treinta días gratis de Mubi en el siguiente enlace: www.mubi.com/flimcast Si son de películas y series en formato físico, no deje de visitar Filmico www.filmico.tv Y si quiere material exclusivo, pre-estrenos y más, lo esperamos en www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio

We review The Secret Agent (2025) on movie podcast The Collector's Cut. The Secret Agent is directed Kleber Mendonça Filho and stars Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: https://twitter.com/ScreamsMidnight all links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Audio version: https://the-collectors-cut.pinecast.co/

In our latest episode, we unpack the Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura. 

El programa de producción propia de Mundoplus.tv vuelve con una nueva entrega repleta de cine, entrevistas y actualidad del sector. "Sección Oficial" alcanza su programa número 19 consolidando su apuesta por el análisis cinematográfico y las conversaciones en profundidad con sus protagonistas, en una edición que combina talento emergente, alfombra roja y repaso a los estrenos más destacados de la semana. El espacio, realizado en colaboración con Film&Co TV, sigue creciendo como punto de encuentro para los amantes del séptimo arte. En esta ocasión, el eje central del programa es la charla con Javier Canales Sepúlveda y José Taltavull Sepúlveda, directores de la película "IDILIA", con quienes el equipo mantiene una conversación sobre el proceso creativo, los desafíos del rodaje y las claves temáticas de la obra. La entrevista permite conocer de primera mano cómo nació el proyecto y qué mirada han querido aportar sus responsables en una propuesta que está generando debate, en un momento en el que la IA está en boca de todos. La entrega también incluye un repaso por la Alfombra roja, acudiendo a la premiere de "El vestido", película dirigida por Jacob Santana y protagonizada por Belén Rueda. Un evento, en el que además de charlar con director y actriz, pasaron por nuestros micrófonos Belén Ecija, Vera Centenera o Irene Villa. Esta entrega 19 de "Sección Oficial" estrena nueva sección, "Hablando de cortos" con SY Cinema, que cada mes se centrará en este formato y en el impulso al talento emergente. El espacio analizará nuevas propuestas y se dará visibilidad a creadores que apuestan por el cortometraje como vía de expresión y lanzamiento profesional. En su estreno, conoceremos algo de dos cortos nominados en la categoría de ficción a los Goya: "Ángulo muerto" y "Sexo a los 70". El programa número 19 se completa, como siempre, con el repaso a los estrenos que llegan a los cines el próximo 20 de febrero, una semana especialmente variada en cuanto a géneros y propuestas. Entre los títulos destacados figuran "Greenland 2", con Gerard Butler y Morena Baccarin; "El agente secreto", la premiada película de Kleber Mendonça Filho; la comedia española "El fantasma de mi mujer"; "Sin conexión", el nuevo filme como director de Bradley Copper; la cinta de animación nominada a los Oscar "Little Amélie"; o el debut en la dirección de Pedro Cenjor, "La boda", que fue el invitado de la anterior entrega de Sección Oficial. Con esta nueva edición, Sección Oficial reafirma su compromiso con la actualidad cinematográfica, combinando entrevistas exclusivas, cobertura de eventos y análisis de estrenos en un formato cercano y especializado que ya se ha convertido en una cita imprescindible para la comunidad cinéfila que sigue la actualidad audiovisual a través de Mundoplus.tv. Todo ello disponible en Film&Co TV, un canal de televisión imprescindible para aquellos que buscan el mejor cine independiente de autor y que actualmente está disponible en Tivify, Lowi TV, Vodafone TV, Runtime España y Xiaomi TV+. Los anteriores programas están disponibles bajo demanda en Tivify. Además, en "Pixeles y Letras" charlamos con Jöse Sender, autor de "El triángulo del terror", publicado por RedBook Ediciones. Una distendida charla sobre el triunvirato formado por King, Poe y Lovecratf y su influencia en la cultura popular y en el mundo audiovisual. Las noticias más destacadas de Mundoplus.tv te llegan al instante por nuestros canales de WhatsApp y Telegram. Y si te gusta comentar, debatir y hablar de tele, súmate también a nuestro chat de Telegram, donde la conversación está siempre en marcha.

"'I'm not a violent person. But this guy... I would kill him with a hammer. I'd smash his whole head with a hammer."Welcome to the tenth episode of our ongoing series: Fascism On Film. Each episode of this series, the Holmes Brothers look and review a film that has to do with fascism. During the episodes, the brothers look and see how the aspects and portrayal of fascism shown in the film relate to current and/or past events.On this Fascism on Film episode, the Holmes Brothers look at and discuss the Oscar nominated film from director Kleber Mendonça Filho: The Secret Agent. Released in 2025. This year at the 98th Annual Academy Awards, the film was nominated for four Oscars. One of the nominations was for Wagner Moura in the Best Actor category. Wagner Moura plays Armando who is using the name Marcelo as a cover. Set in 1977 during a time of mischief and political turmoil in Brazil under military dictatorship, Armando travels to Recife during the carnival holiday. His son Fernando is there, living with Armando's late wife Fátima's family. He is former professor and is trying to escape and flee the country. In order to not face any persecution for what happened years before the events of the film. The Secret Agent is a blend of so many different styles and tones. At it's heart is a Neo-Noir-ish historical political thriller, but it does seamlessly shift into bizarre but compelling territories. A sophisticated film made for grown ups and is shot and told in an unconventional way. We hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more episodes of this Fascism On Film series.Be sure to check out our Monument Valley Film on our YouTube Channel.Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen at work in the horror, car chase thriller Delivery Run, co-written with & directed by Joey Palmroos. The film has been released digitally and also in select cinemas in the US and the UK. In Finland it was released on Apple TV after finishing its limited cinema run and was the Number 1 film for multiple weeks. You can read a review about it here on the Fangoria website. The film is now available to watch in the other Nordic territories like Sweden, Oslo and of course Denmark. If you live in Denmark, you can watch the movie here on Apple TV by clicking this link.Follow us on our Instagram page. For obvious reasons, we are no longer on Twitter. You won't find us there. Perhaps we will make a BlueSky account, so keep an eye out for that.Follow our Letterboxd page where you can see what we were recommending to each other over the course of the Covid-19 Pandemic.Check out our blog and read Anders's recent review on David Lynch's brilliant film Mulholland Drive.Also check us out on Letterboxd too!AndersAdam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've previously seen Bacurau, writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho's last film, which we loved, and find The Secret Agent a similarly fascinating depiction of political corruption and persecution in Brazil, though much more grounded and fleshed out, particularly given the historical setting in 1977, at which time Brazil was subject to a military dictatorship. To José, who grew up in Franco's Spain, The Secret Agent's depiction of life under fascism richly, and scarily, evokes the dynamics at play in such a society. As Wagner Moura's protagonist discovers, simply upsetting the wrong person can be enough to have hitmen sent after you. Mike argues that the film takes too long to get going - in developing its picture of the lawless world in which Moura joins other political refugees and a dissident network, it makes us wait to find out who he is and why he's among that group. José doesn't share that assessment, finding the time well spent and trusting the film's pacing. We discuss the flights of fancy, including an animated segment which dramatises news reports of a supposedly supernatural severed leg killing people (in fact, the police and media are all too happy to make use of the nonsensical urban legend to cover up their extrajudicial murders); Moura's performance, which earned him an Oscar nomination; the generations' differing attitudes to maintaining historical records and keeping the past alive; and the hereditary aspect of positions of power, in which such figures as the police chief, wealthy industrialists, and even contract killers are always accompanied and assisted by their sons. Recorded on 2nd March 2026.

本週 Cinespot《動映地帶》影評人 Kantorates + Michael深入拆解近期電影話題與市場現象：

Send us Fan MailWe sit down to review The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto), the Brazilian political thriller that earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture and had Wagner Moura — best known for playing Pablo Escobar in Narcos — winning awards on the international circuit for his performance.Set in 1977 in Recife, Brazil, the film follows a tech expert with a shadowy past who returns to his hometown hoping to find refuge, only to discover the corruption there runs too deep to hide from. It's a slow-burn, character-driven thriller that draws comparisons to films like The Conversation, and it clocks in at a hefty two hours and 41 minutes — so is it worth your time?We break down the plot, the performances, the stunning period filmmaking, and what makes this one so hard to pin down. We also dig into the ambiguity baked into the story — the loose ends, the unanswered questions, and whether a second viewing might be necessary to fully appreciate what director Kleber Mendonça Filho is doing. Plus, Mike has some strong opinions about whether a foreign film should have been in the Best Picture race at all.It's currently streaming on Hulu, so if you've got a free night and nothing to watch, this one might be exactly what you're looking for.New episodes every week at ohbpodcast.com. Watch the video version on YouTube @ohbrotherpodcast and follow us on Instagram @ohbpodcast.Oh Brother Podcast:Support the Show! (Be The First to Listen with Early Access)Listen on all podcast platformsSubscribe on YouTubeFollow us on Instagram

Neue Podcast‑Episode online: Dieses Mal dreht sich alles um drei große Titel aus Horror, Slasher und Politthriller. Wir nehmen „Amsterdamned II – Verfluchtes Amsterdam“ unter die Lupe: Eine Mordserie entlang der Amsterdamer Grachten bringt eine junge Ermittlerin und einen pensionierten Profi wieder zusammen. Außerdem sprechen wir über „Scream 7“: Die Reihe geht weiter, diesmal unter der Regie von Kevin Williamson, und Ghostface nimmt erneut Sidneys Umfeld ins Visier. Dritter Schwerpunkt ist „The Secret Agent“ (O Agente Secreto) – ein historischer Politthriller von Kleber Mendonça Filho, der bei den Golden Globes 2026 u. a. als Best Motion Picture – Non‑English Language ausgezeichnet wurde (und Wagner Moura gewann als bester Hauptdarsteller im Drama). Timecodes: 00:00:00 Einleitung 00:02:43 Amsterdamned II 00:18:34 Wir tippen die nächste Sneak Preview 00:20:51 Scream 7 00:33:11 Kinocharts und Neustarts 00:42:17 The Secret Agent 00:50:08 ARTEMIS II - Rückkehr zum Mond 00:55:00 Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990 -

本週 Cinespot《動映地帶》影評人 Kantorates一口氣帶你速覽 4部最新話題電影：

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Nuevo podcast premium de LA SEXTA NOMINADA. Analizamos a fondo ‘El agente secreto', la película de Kleber Mendonça Filho que ha llevado por segundo año consecutivo a la categoría de Mejor Película en los Oscar. Endika Rey es nuestro invitado en este especial dedicado a un atrevido e imaginativo thriller ambientado en la dictadura militar de los años 70 y que trasciende todas las expectativas de la audiencia.Todo eso y mucho más, en La Sexta Nominada, con Dani Mantilla y Juan Sanguino. Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de La Sexta Nominada . Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/46194

No episódio do podcast do PublishNews desta semana, falamos sobre o Tiktok e o impacto no mercado editorial. Conversamos com Gabriel Mattos, autor de Entre livros e likes: O fenômeno do BookTok, a leitura algorítmica e a mediação literária no TikTok (da editora Maplab). Ele revela como o Booktok, uma comunidade digital está transformando hábitos de leitura, influenciando vendas e até a escrita dos livros e criando uma nova geração de leitores engajados e muito ativos. Gabriel é mestre em Economia Criativa, Estratégia e Inovação pela ESPM-RJ e professor convidado dos programas de MBA do IBMEC e da ESPM-RJ e sócio da agência TwoCom.Indicações:Filme: O agente secreto (Netflix), Livro: O agente secreto (Amarcord), de Kleber Mendonça FilhoFilme: O cidadão ilustre (HBO Max)Série: Meu querido zelador (Disney+)Livro: O perigo de estar lúcida (Todavia) de Rosa Montero e tradução de Mariana SanchezLivro: Escrever é humano (Companhia das Letras), de Sérgio Rodrigues Livro: Do que eu falo quando falo de corrida (Companhia das Letras), de Haruki Murakami, tradução de Cássio de Arantes LeiteA Câmara Brasileira do Livro realizará, de 13 a 15 de maio de 2026, a 5ª edição do Encontro de Editores, Livreiros, Distribuidores e Gráficos — o EELDG.Serão três dias de conteúdo estratégico, networking qualificado e troca de experiências com os principais profissionais do setor editorial, no Casa Grande Hotel Resort & Spa, no Guarujá (SP).As inscrições para participação presencial ou on-line já estão abertas no Sympla, basta procurar pelo nome do evento ou acessar www.cbl.org.br. Garanta sua vaga e aproveite os descontos dos primeiros lotes.Este podcast é um oferecimento da MVB América Latina! Onde a inovação e tecnologia impulsionam o mercado do livro. Com a Pubnet, você ganha eficiência, agilidade e segurança em cada pedido.E quando o assunto é metadados… metadados é com Metabooks! Porque, no fim das contas, o propósito da MVB é um só: levar os livros até os leitores! https://pt.mvb-online.com/Já ouviu falar em POD, impressão sob demanda? Nossos parceiros da UmLivro são referência dessa tecnologia no Brasil, que permite vender primeiro e imprimir depois; reduzindo custos com estoque, armazenamento e distribuição. Com o POD da UmLivro, você disponibiliza 100% do seu catálogo sem perder nenhuma venda.http://umlivro.com.br

O programa que foi ao ar pela rádio SBS 2 da Austrália neste domingo. Conersamos com o crítico de cinema Sergio Rizzo sobre o sucesso de 'O Agente Secreto', filme brasileiro de Kleber Mendonça Filho, que concorre a quatro estatuetas do Oscar. De Lisboa, o correspondente Francisco Sena Santos conta sobre o crime que atrai a atenção em Portugal: a enfermeira do Algarve que matou um rapaz e que foi encontrada na Indonésia, onde aguarda possível extradição.

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE SECRET AGENT (2025) from writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho.      A research scientist named Armando (Wagner Moura) flees the political repression of 1977 São Paulo for his hometown of Recife, adopting a false identity to evade a corrupt businessman and the military regime.  While hiding in a safe house filled with fellow dissidents, he navigates a surreal and paranoid landscape during Carnival, desperate to reunite with his young son and secure his family's future before his cover is blown.  As he searches government archives for his own mother's history, Armando becomes a target in a high-stakes game of surveillance and urban legends, where the line between a personal vendetta and state-sanctioned violence begins to blur.  The film clocks in at 2 h and 41 m, is rated R and is available on Hulu but also available to buy/rent on Prime Video.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Please donate if you can to my Covenant House Sleepout here: https://www.sleepout.org/participants/66266 #TheSecretAgent #KleberMendincaFilho #WagnerMoura #Marcelo #Armando #Fernando #Portuguese #PeriodDrama #PoliticalThriller #Suspense #Mystery #Crime #Drama #Mystery #Thriller #BestCasting #BestInternationalFeatureFilm #BestMotionPictureOfTheYear #BestPerformanceByAnActorInALeadingRole #Oscars2026 @Hulu  @PrimeVideo  #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

Para quem é apaixonado por cinema, o Oscar sempre cria uma atmosfera especial — e quando o Brasil entra na disputa, a expectativa ganha contornos de final de Copa do Mundo. A RFI conversou com Rodrigo Salem, jornalista radicado em Los Angeles e membro do Critics' Choice, associação de críticos responsável por um dos prêmios mais influentes da indústria, que analisou as categorias em que brasileiros podem conquistar uma estatueta. Cleide Klock, correspondente da RFI em Los Angeles Enquanto Hollywood prepara o tapete vermelho no Dolby Theatre, onde a cerimônia do Oscar é realizada, o público brasileiro está atento a cada previsão e a cada análise, como quem acompanha a escalação da Seleção antes de uma decisão. Grupos online viram arquibancada, redes sociais se transformam em mesa-redonda e a pergunta é sempre a mesma: será que vem mais uma estatueta para o Brasil? Essa não seria qualquer conquista. Se acontecer, o país pode viver um feito histórico: ser "bicampeão" com o gostinho de ganhar por dois anos consecutivos. No ano passado, o Brasil celebrou a vitória de “Ainda Estou Aqui”, que marcou a primeira estatueta do Brasil em 97 anos de festa. Agora, em 2026, o cinema brasileiro volta com mais força: quatro indicações importantes de “O Agente Secreto” e uma campanha que permanece forte desde o último Festival de Cannes. Wagner Moura na corrida de Melhor Ator Wagner Moura já faz história só pelo fato de ser indicado na categoria de Melhor Ator, algo inédito no Brasil. Se levar a estatueta, ele será o segundo latino-americano a ganhar o prêmio. A primeira vez foi há 75 anos, com o portoriquenho José Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac). No entanto, Rodrigo Salem não acredita que o ator baiano seja o favorito. “Tem a minha torcida, mas quem está realmente na frente para esse prêmio é o Michael B. Jordan”, diz Rodrigo Salem, referindo-se ao protagonista de "Pecadores". O artista americano ganhou força após receber o prêmio no Sindicato dos Atores (SAG). Paralelamente, Timothée Chalamet, de “Marty Supreme”, inicialmente apontado como o principal candidato ao prêmio, perdeu o Bafta para Robert Aramayo. Com isso, a disputa ganhou um elemento inesperado: abriu espaço para possíveis surpresas. Para Salem, com essa dinâmica, Wagner Moura, Leonardo DiCaprio ("Uma Batalha Após a Outra") e Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon"), ganham força. "Existe um certo ar de que tudo pode acontecer nessa categoria. É difícil, mas não é impossível, como era há dois meses que todo mundo falava que o Timothée ganharia fácil. Então, foi bom o que aconteceu porque abriu um pouco mais e deixou um pouquinho mais emocionante uma cerimônia que tem tudo para ser sem surpresas e meio chata", avalia. O Agente Secreto e as apostas brasileiras Além da indicação de Wagner Moura, “O Agente Secreto” concorre em outras três categorias: Melhor Filme, Melhor Filme Internacional e Melhor Seleção de Elenco. Na principal modalidade da noite, a disputa deve se concentrar entre dois títulos, diz Salem. "Acho que esse duelo já está meio estabelecido que vai ser entre 'Pecadores' e 'Uma Batalha Após a Outra', com favoritismo para esse último." Na categoria Melhor Seleção de Elenco, o jornalista afirma que seria "uma boa alternativa" conceder o prêmio para o Brasil, mas pondera: "eu tenho uma teoria de que as pessoas que não votarem em 'Pecadores' para Melhor Filme vão votar nele para Melhor Seleção de Elenco. Por isso, segundo Salem, "O Agente Secreto" não tem tantas chances quanto "Pecadores" para vencer essa estatueta. A melhor chance brasileira A categoria em que o Brasil aparece mais forte é a de Melhor Filme internacional. O principal adversário é o norueguês “Valor Sentimental”, que acumula impressionantes nove indicações, além de contar uma história sobre um diretor de cinema, o que sensibiliza muitos votantes. Ainda assim, muitos analistas acreditam que o filme não conseguiu criar a mesma conexão emocional com os membros da Academia e essa categoria seria a de maior chance do Brasil levar um Oscar para casa. “Eu não sinto que a campanha de 'Valor Sentimental' engrenou aqui. Por mais que tenha nove indicações, é muita coisa para um filme internacional. Mas eu acho que é um filme muito frio", observa Salem. Segundo o jornalista, o longa de Kleber Mendonça Filho fez uma campanha estratégica. “Acredito que isso esteja valendo muito mais a pena hoje em dia no cinema: você ter um filme inesperado, que te leva para situações ou lugares que você normalmente não vê em uma série de TV ou em um filme hollywoodiano", diz. Adolpho Veloso e a corrida pela fotografia O diretor de fotografia brasileiro Adolpho Veloso concorre ao Oscar por seu trabalho em “Sonhos de Trem”, de Clint Bentley, um filme intimista que começou pequeno, sem pretensão de se tornar um gigante da temporada de premiações. O longa acabou conquistando espaço pela força e delicadeza de sua estética. Durante boa parte da corrida, muita gente acreditava que o prêmio de melhor fotografia iria para a primeira mulher negra indicada nesta categoria, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, pelo trabalho em “Pecadores”. O filme acumulou troféus importantes e parecia consolidado na liderança. Mas, nas últimas semanas, “Uma Batalha Após a Outra”, com direção de fotografia de Michael Bauman, venceu prêmios dentro da própria indústria. Para Salem, esse é o grande favorito.  “É muito difícil que ele perca pelo fato de ter vencido já a associação dos diretores de fotografia e de ter ganhado outros prêmios mais relativos à própria indústria. Agora, eu diria que está resolvido? Não. Eu vejo ainda que o Adolpho tem boas chances", avalia. A cerimônia do Oscar acontece neste domingo (15) e tem início às 20 horas pelo horário de Brasília.

Convidada: Isabela Boscov, jornalista e crítica de cinema. A cerimônia do Oscar 2026, marcada para este domingo (15), será a primeira em que o Brasil concorre em cinco categorias. “O Agente Secreto” terá quatro chances de vencer uma estatueta: Melhor Filme, Melhor Filme Internacional, Melhor Seleção de Elenco e Melhor Ator, com Wagner Moura. A quinta indicação brasileira é de Adolpho Veloso, que concorre a Melhor Fotografia pelo filme americano "Sonhos de Trem". A torcida brasileira espera que se repita o mesmo roteiro do Oscar de 2025, quando "Ainda Estou Aqui", de Walter Salles, venceu como Filme Internacional – e deu ao país sua primeira estatueta por uma produção 100% nacional. A expectativa se justifica a partir do desempenho de “O Agente Secreto” no circuito de premiações, onde colecionou vitórias inclusive no Globo de Ouro, no Critics Choice Awards e no Festival de Cannes. Neste episódio, Natuza Nery recebe Isabela Boscov, jornalista e crítica de cinema, para analisar as chances reais de novas estatuetas para o Brasil. Boscov comenta a trajetória e a campanha do filme de Kleber Mendonça Filho em Hollywood e destaca a atuação de Wagner Moura, que conquistou a crítica internacional. Ela também aponta quem são os grandes favoritos para levarem os prêmios nas principais categorias do Oscar.

CW: Spoilers for The Secret Agent.Writer and podcaster Gus Lanzetta joins us from São Paulo for a deep dive into two recent works of the great Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho.We explore how the northeastern coastal town of Recife serves as a lifelong muse for the director, starting with his 2023 personal "audio-visual essay," Pictures of Ghosts, which maps the fading movie palaces of his youth.That film sets the stage for his newest period piece, The Secret Agent, a “hangout thriller” set in 1977 starring Wagner Moura as a man on the run in Recife during the military dictatorship. Gus helps decode the local nuances for the non-Brazilians in the audience, explaining the historical "mischief" the film depicts, its powerful themes of memory, family and resistance and why Kleber is a director you just have to trust.Plus: is Toronto's Matt Johnson Canada's answer to Kleber?Over 30% of all Junk Filter episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast. To support this show directly and to receive access to the entire back catalogue, consider becoming a patron for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/junkfilterFollow Gus Lanzetta on Bluesky.Trailer for Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas - Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023)North American trailer #1 for The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto - Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023)

Pete and Joseph finish the last of the Best Pictures nominees as they review the Wagner Moura 70's thriller, The Secret Agent. While the name may be misleading, and the themes and historical details may go over the heads of Amercian audiences, this moody atmospheric film will take you to a time and place that you may have never given a second thought, and you'll be better off for it. Just beware The Hairy Leg!Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen!Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQThis Episode:https://youtu.be/DeF2iMs8HRchttp://www.MCFCpodcast.comhttps://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFChttp://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclasshttp://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass   Email: MCFCpodcast@gmail.comMerch store - https://middle-class-film-class.creator-spring.com/    Join the Patreon:www.patreon.con/middleclassfilmclass Patrons:JavierJoel ShinnemanLinda McCalisterHeather Sachs https://twitter.com/DorkOfAllDorksChris GeigerDylanMitch Burns Robert Stewart JasonAndrew Martin Dallas Terry Jack Fitzpatrick Mackenzie MinerAngry Otter (Michael)Joseph Navarro     Pete Abeyta  and Tyler Noe

A produção de Kleber Mendonça Filho, e que tem Wagner Moura no papel principal, concorre a quatro prêmios no Oscar 2026. Conversamos com o crítico de cinema brasileiro Sergio Rizzo, que contextualiza o sucesso de público e crítica desde o lançamento no festival de Cannes. Ele também ressalta que o sucesso internacional deste e de outros filmes do Brasil é pontual, pois ainda falta uma política cultural para o setor. Ouvimos também Rafael Dutra, profissional do fomento ao cinema brasileiro, que enumera as oportunidades que a reverberação de 'O Agente Secreto' pode trazer ao audiovisual do país.

The Best Picture–nominated thriller THE SECRET AGENT tells a tale of intrigue and absurdity in '70s Brazil. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho (PICTURES OF GHOSTS) and star Wagner Moura (CIVIL WAR) give Rico a primer on the real politics behind the film's surreal moments… and hep him to the “manguebeat” music that rocked their world.THE SECRET AGENT is now showing in cinemas and is coming soon to MUBI in the UK, Ireland and Latin America.To stream some of the films we've covered on the podcast, check out the collection Featured on the MUBI Podcast. Availability of films varies depending on your country.MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

Josh is joined by Brazilian Film Correspondent Daniel Lima and recurring geust Ben Luben to finish out The Rewind's coverage of 2025's Best Picture Nominees, as they talk about "The Secret Agent." They discuss the ways in which writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho created the feeling of being present in Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s, Wagner Moura's performance in the leading role, the ways in which its political commentary feels timely in 2026 and much more!

Na filmografia de Kleber Mendonça Filho, as trilhas sonoras evocam memórias e tempos, situam emoções, e também contextualizam a terra dele, Recife. O diretor do filme O Agente Secreto alterna clássicos da música brasileira com preciosidades pernambucanas garimpadas em sebos e na internet. O resultado tem sido cada vez melhor a cada filme. Enquanto o Brasil vive a expectativa do Oscar 2026, o Travessia traz uma seleção de canções dos filmes de Mendonça, que está mostrando ao mundo a pirraça do Brasil.Seja nosso apoiador e participe do maior e melhor grupo de música popular brasileira do país. Acesse apoia.se/travessiapodcast

On our last episode before the Oscars, Forrest, Conan Neutron, Kristina Oakes and Zach B. Marsh talk about the Kleber Mendonça Filho film The Secret Agent #thesecretagent #brazil #braziliancinema #oagentesecreto #wagnermoura #oscars2026 #academyawards #academyawards2026 #oscars #bestactor #bestpicture #oscars97 #moviepodcast #filmpodcast #podcast #recife Starring Wagner Moura who is up for Best Actor for his role as Marcelo/Armando/adult Fernando Drawing parallels between the Military Dictatorship of the 1970s and Bolsonaro's Brazil where for a while, media was once again censored a bit and artists like Wagner Moura had their work censored. And focusing on the preservation of memory, with Kleber Filho looking back on his childhood in Recife in the 1970s, where Marcelo/Armando is hiding from two hit men hired by the Electrobras Executive Director who has hired him after becoming convinced he has "communist sympathies"Also starring Maria Fernanda Candido, Alice Carvalho, Luciano Chirolli, Carlo Francisco, Gabriel Leone, and Udo Kier in his final role!! Our good friend Zach Marsh ⁨@thezachmarsh⁩ has his short film "A Talk in the Park" on his YouTube channel We are also streaming on @thisspacetv throw them a follow!!Join our discord: https://discord.gg/ZHU8W55pnhJoin our Patreon to get all our After Parties https://www.patreon.com/MovieNightExtra

[REBROADCAST FROM December 2, 2025] The film "The Secret Agent" tells the story of a former professor, played by Wagner Moura, who finds himself attempting to fight back against the persecution of the authoritarian Brazilian dictatorship in 1977. Moura and writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho discuss the film, which is nominated for Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, and Best Actor for Moura, at this year's Academy Awards. Image courtesy of the film

Nesta segunda parte da conversa em podcast com o cineasta e encenador Marco Martins, ficamos a saber como treina o seu músculo da intuição, fala da sua boa relação com a falha e com o imprevisto, e o que mais o inspira e alimenta nesta fome insaciável, e obsessiva, por descobrir e contar histórias pequenas para falar dos grandes temas que atravessam o país e o mundo. E ainda fala de amor, da relação com os 3 filhos, e do próximo filme que aí vem, a partir da história da peça “A Colónia”, que inclui um elenco de crianças que tiveram de representar o medo que nos anos 70 sentiram outras crianças, filhas de resistentes e presos políticos, que viviam na clandestinidade, enclausuradas, sem poderem ir à rua. Depois, perto do final, partilha as músicas que o acompanham, os livros que tem lido, assim como os filmes, peças e outros eventos culturais que sugere. Boas escutas! Músicas: “Chicago to Texas”- Irreversible entanglements “Kyrie, Missa Criola” - Ariel Ramirez “Memória” - Rosalia e Carminho “Mum does the Washing" - Joshua idehen Livros: “Linguagens da Verdade”, Salman Rushdie “Images de la Politique/Politique des Images”, George Didi-Huberman, Enzo Traverso, Guillaume Blanc-Marrianne “Poetics of Relation e Caribbean Discourse”, Eduard Glissant “O Fim Dos Estados Unidos da América“, Gonçalo M.Tavares “O Colapso”, Eduard Louis Filmes “Primeira Pessoa do Singular”, Sandro Aguilar “Orwell 2+2=5”, Raul Peck “Três Menos Eu” (a estreia na realização de João Canijo, em 1987, na Cinemateca) “O Agente Secreto”, Kleber Mendonça Filho “The Servant”, Joseph Losey “Sátántangó“, Béla Tarr Teatro e outros: Pavilhão Julião Sarmento - “Depois de Para Sempre” e ciclo de cinema “MOVIE EXPERIMENTS, LOS ANGELES” “TBA” - CREEPY BOYS SLUGS Marcha do Dia da Mulher - 8 de Março Aniversário Noite Príncipe, LUX, Sexta 6 de MarçoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines for March 04, 2026; Who Bombed Girls’ School in Iran? Reporter Nilo Tabrizy on What We Know About Massacre, 175 Killed; “Iran Is Not Going to Surrender”: Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran; “Utter Disaster for All Involved”: Is Trump’s War on Iran Repeating Bush’s “Forever War” in Iraq?; “The Secret Agent”: Kleber Mendonça Filho on His Oscar-Nominated Film & Brazil’s Military Dictatorship

The Secret Agent is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film's director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

“The Secret Agent” is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film's director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

This week, we revisit one of the more psychologically charged chapters of Lost, “The Other Woman,”an episode that pulls back the curtain on Juliet Burke's complicated past among the Others. Through flashbacks, we see her uneasy relationship with Ben Linus, whose manipulative affection curdles into something far more possessive and dangerous. The episode reframes Juliet's isolation on the island—not just as survival, but as emotional imprisonment.On the island in the present timeline, tensions mount as Juliet and Jack track Charlotte and Daniel to the Tempest station, uncovering a high-stakes threat involving toxic gas. What unfolds is less about action and more about trust: Who is lying? Who is protecting whom? And can Juliet ever truly escape Ben's shadow?We discuss how the episode deepens the moral ambiguity of the Others, strengthens Juliet's arc as one of the show's most quietly resilient characters, and continues Season 4's accelerating shift toward confrontation between the survivors and the freighter team. It's a character study wrapped in a ticking-clock thriller—and a reminder that on Lost, the most dangerous weapon is emotional leverage.From the humid paranoia of a mysterious island, we pivot to the suffocating tension of urban Brazil in The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura—a film that has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor for Wagner Moura, International Film for Brazil and Best Casting. If Lost explores control through personal manipulation, The Secret Agent scales that tension to the political and institutional. Moura delivers a magnetic performance as a man caught between ideology and survival, navigating a system built on surveillance and quiet coercion. Mendonça Filho directs with clinical patience, letting scenes breathe just long enough for discomfort to set in.The film thrives on atmosphere—its framing tight, its sound design oppressive, its moral universe murky. Moura's performance anchors the narrative with restrained intensity; he conveys paranoia not through grand gestures, but through stillness. Every glance feels monitored. Every silence feels weaponized.In our review, we unpack how the film interrogates state power and personal complicity, why its pacing may divide audiences, and how its craftsmanship—particularly in editing and cinematography—justifies its Academy recognition. We also explore the fascinating connective tissue between the episode of Lost and The Secret Agent: both center on characters trapped inside systems that demand loyalty while eroding autonomy. It's a conversation about control—romantic, political, psychological—and about what it means to resist when resistance itself may already be anticipated.Tune in as we move from the island to the surveillance state, from Ben Linus to bureaucratic menace, and from network television intrigue to Oscar-nominated cinema. And be sure to keep coming back every week for more reviews and most Lost discussion, only on the #talkintvpodcast

The Secret Agent (O agento secreto) is a neo-noir political thriller written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. It’s set in Brazil in 1977, and it’s currently nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for its star, Wagner Moura. And: Network is a satirical comedy-drama written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it won four, including Best Actor in a Leading Role for Peter Finch, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Faye Dunaway, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Beatrice Straight, and Best Original Screenplay for Chayefsky. It is one of just three movies that have ever won three of the four acting Oscars. Network celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year. GUESTS: Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmball podcast Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and journalist covering culture, health, technology, bats, and anything else people will answer her questions about Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¿Quién es el protagonista de "El agente secreto"? Quizá no sea, como parecería obvio, el perseguido político interpretado por Wagner Moura. La multipremiada película de Kleber Mendonça Filho es difícil de clasificar: es un thriller político, pero combina otros géneros. Tiene guiños, homenajes y capas. Y aunque se refiere a los años de la dictadura en Brasil, es una película cálida y nostálgica, en la que la presencia más poderosa es la de su director. Cine aparte sale cada dos semanas en YouTube y en plataformas de podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to know the story of how Chris Hewitt almost stepped on Florence Pugh's dress? Well, this isn't the podcast for you, as it features Chris and Helen O'Hara trying to tell that tale, from the press night of Cynthia Erivo's Dracula (sorry, Draclier), only to get sidetracked by a dozen different things and forget to finish it. But if you want to hear Chris, Helen, James Dyer, and John Nugent talk about movie characters falling from great heights, pay tribute to the great Robert Duvall, discuss the latest The Mandalorian And Grogu trailer, and review The Secret Agent, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Wasteman and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, this is the podcast for you. Oh, and Chris and Helen launch new careers as theatre reviewers too. Guest-wise, Harry Stainer talks to the Oscar-nominated star of the Brazilian thriller, The Secret Agent, one Wagner Moura, and his director, Kleber Mendonça Filho. It's a cracking episode, even if we're still nowhere nearer to finding a nickname for Tin Jim. Enjoy.

Brazil has been a rising star in international cinema. The Secret Agent, a political thriller set in 1977 about a researcher trying to escape the country for unknown reasons, is just the latest film from Brazil to gain critical acclaim. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura, the film shows the tangible and intangible effects an authoritarian regime imposes on its people. Moura's character Marcelo, spends the film in hiding under an alias as he waits for assistance to get him and his son out of the country. Moura's central performance holds audiences in the precarious situation with him. The film has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature, Best Lead Actor (Wagner Moura), and Best Achievement in Casting. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with actor Wagner Moura about the film and its reception abroad. The Secret Agent is still playing in select theaters.

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Kleber Mendonça Filho's political thriller The Secret Agent and speak to its star Wagner Moura. We also review Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and take a look at Aidan Zamiri's Charlie XCX mockumentary The Moment. This week Truth & Movies is presented by David Jenkins and Hannah Strong.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comBlueSky and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Siguen llegando a la cartelera las últimas películas nominadas a los Oscar que quedaban por estrenar. Y esta semana es el turno de 'El agente secreto', el thriller del brasileño Kleber Mendonça Filho con Wagner Moura que mezcla thriller setentero, cine de espías y hasta una pierna asesina para hablar de la memoria histórica. La que se ha quedado fuera de la temporada de premios ha sido 'Sin conexión', la tercera película de Bradley Cooper ambientada en la escena del stand up comedy de Nueva York. Además, tenemos una película de animación fantástica, como 'Little Amelie', y muchas propuestas del cine español como 'El fantasma de mi mujer', 'Balandrau' o 'Las líneas discontinuas'. En televisión, escuchamos al maestro italiano Marco Bellocchio por el estreno de 'Portobello' y a Pol Rodríguez y elenco de 'Ravalear', la serie española estrenada en la Berlinale.

Viva Brazil! Today we discuss Best Picture nominee The Secret Agent, the simmering, colorful Brazilian thriller about a man on the run, starring the dreamy Wagner Moura and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. The story, about retaining personal and political memory under authoritarianism, has proven resonant with an international audience and awards bodies, garnering three additional Oscar nominations for Best International Feature, Best Casting, and Best Actor for Moura. On this episode, we discuss The Secret Agent itself, how it fits into and subverts the tropes of international films at the Oscars, the Eurovision-like process for international nominations, check in on the Berlin Film Festival, and do a very special Il Postino corner. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook!  Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this week's second podcast review, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and Brendan Hodges join me to discuss the latest feature film from renowned Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, "The Secret Agent" starring Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândidom, Hermila Guedes, Isabél Zuaa, and Udo Kier. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received widespread acclaim and became the festival's most awarded film, winning the Best Actor award for Moura, the Best Director award for Mendonça Filho, the Art House Cinema Award, and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film. At the 2025 Critics' Choice Awards, it won Best Foreign Language Film; at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it became the first Brazilian film nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Wagner Moura) and Best Foreign Language Film. At the 98th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Moura, Best Casting, and Best International Feature Film. With all the awards and success, what did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the direction, themes, lead performance by Wagner Moura, the rest of the ensemble, its awards season run, how passionate Brazilian fans are, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sorry Baby, but it's One Battle After Another, as we clash and debate our favorite films of 2025! We're covering obligatory mentions of the biggest films of the year and picking up our Weapons to dunk on some that we're Regretting You watched. Which of these films will we look back on with strong Sentimental Value, 28 Years Later? Which are winners, which are Sinners? I'm afraid you're going to have to Wake Up Dead Man from your Dreams (Sex Love), some might even call that a Resurrection, because you've got No Other Choice but to listen and find out.LinksWilson's Reviews: News from Home, Eat Drink Man WomanBen's Reviews: Avatar: Fire and Ash, What Does That Nature Say to You Eli's Sinners ReviewBen's Kinetoscope Piece: The Spirits in the MediumList: Full List of films discussed on LetterboxdList: Deep Cut's Top 12 of 2025Tell us your faves at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:02:58 General 2025 thoughts00:12:08 Non-2025 gems00:16:22 2025 on Deep Cut00:20:16 Eli's fave Letterboxd reviews from Wilson and Ben00:21:46 Obligatory Mentions00:22:06 Marty Supreme dir. Josh Safdie00:24:08 The Secret Agent dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho00:25:44 Frankenstein dir. Guillermo del Toro00:28:38 Sentimental Value dir. Joachim Trier00:30:59 Hamnet dir. Chloé Zhao00:38:36 Hamnet spoiler00:40:27 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You dir. Mary Bronstein00:42:27 Bugonia dir. Yorgos Lanthimos00:44:13 Kpop Demon Hunters dir. Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans00:46:55 Train Dreams dir. Clint Bentley00:48:49 Avatar: Fire and Ash dir. James Cameron00:54:30 Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning dir. Christopher McQuarrie00:56:48 Eddington dir. Ari Aster00:57:14 Wicked For Good dir. Jon M. Chu00:58:16 No Other Choice dir. Park Chan-wook00:59:48 Magellan and Phantosmia dir. Lav Diaz01:01:54 The Phoenician Scheme dir. Wes Anderson01:05:34 Weapons dir. Zach Cregger01:12:28 Materialists dir. Celine Song01:13:40 Materialists Spoiler01:18:02 Regretting You dir. Josh Boone01:19:38 Sirat dir. Oliver Laxe01:22:27 Sirat Spoiler01:25:41 Sirat Spoiler 201:26:19 Deep Cut Upkeep Overview01:28:35 Honorable Mentions01:28:40 Viet and Nam dir. Truong Minh Quy01:29:14 Blue Moon dir. Richard Linklater01:30:25 Boys Go to Jupiter dir. Julian Glander01:31:04 Baby dir. Marcelo Caetano01:31:33 Nouvelle Vague dir. Richard Linklater01:32:48 Black Bag dir. Steven Soderbergh01:34:36 Cactus Pears dir. Rohan Kanawade01:35:35 Seaside Serendipity dir. Satoko Yokohama01:36:33 Sorry Baby dir. Eva Victor01:37:58 Misericordia dir. Alain Guiraudie01:39:06 Silent Friend dir. Ildikó Enyedi01:41:20 Caught by the Tides dir. Jia Zhangke01:42:48 Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk dir. Sepideh Farsi01:44:51 My Sunshine dir. Hiroshi Okuyama01:46:56 Superman dir. James Gunn01:48:52 100 METERS dir. Kenji Iwaisawa01:53:31 Reflection in a Dead Diamond dir. Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani01:54:28 Afternoons of Solitude dir. Albert Serra01:57:05 The Wedding Banquet dir. Andrew Ahn01:57:19 Top 501:57:30 One Battle After Another dir. Paul Thomas Anderson02:05:57 Resurrection dir. Bi Gan02:07:51 Peter Hujar's Day dir. Ira Sachs02:12:19 Christmas Eve in Miller's Point dir. Tyler Taormina02:17:10 I'm Still Here dir. Walter Salles02:19:14 28 Years Later dir. Danny Boyle02:21:06 Dreams (Sex Love) dir. Dag Johan Haugerud02:25:37 Resurrection dir. Bi Gan02:26:29 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery dir. Rian Johnson02:28:07 It Was Just an Accident dir. Jafar Panahi02:32:05 Cloud dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa02:33:32 Left-Handed Girl dir. Tsou Shih-Ching 02:37:29 One Battle After Another dir. Paul Thomas Anderson02:40:04 Sinners dir. Ryan Coogler02:45:41 Outro

Just a reminder even if democracy dies in darkness, BKRewind will always be here to illuminate Kleber Mendonça Filho's "The Secret Agent"! We navigate the Brazilian dictatorship, hairy legs and how to measure the temperature of boiling frogs.If you're enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sending us an email or hitting us up on Letterboxd, Twitter(X), BlueSky or Instagram!You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula! Sign up with the link below. It really helps out the pod so we thank you in advance!https://go.nebula.tv/theonlypodcastaboutmoviesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The United States is intensifying its focus on Cuba, after removing its ally Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela. Can Havana withstand the pressure?  Bianna Golodryga speaks to Cuba's deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio in a rare interview from Havana. And, the Brazilian film dazzling critics: "The Secret Agent." Oscar-nominated Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonca Filho join the program from New York. Then, a troubling report on the African men Russia is funneling to the frontlines in Ukraine. Plus, "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"...the Oscar-nominated documentary about a Russian teacher who caught on video the Kremlin propaganda aimed at children. And from the archives, Christiane's 1988 trip to meet the singers vying to perform at the Calgary Opening Ceremonies.   Air date: February 7, 2026   Guests: Carlos Fernández de Cossío David Borenstein Wagner Moura & Kleber Mendonça Filho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conflict is raging in more than 30 countries around the world, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. Each conflict is creating a dire humanitarian situation for innocent civilians, but many aid organizations now call Sudan the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Volker Türk is the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights. He just visited Sudan and joined the show to tell us what he saw there.  Also on today's show: Director/writer Kleber Mendonça Filho and actor Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"; Jodi Kantor, Investigative Reporter, The New York Times    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Convidado: Kleber Mendonça Filho, diretor e roteirista de “O Agente Secreto”. No dia 15 de março, Kleber Mendonça Filho percorrerá o tapete vermelho da mais importante premiação do cinema mundial, em Los Angeles (EUA). Na cerimônia do Oscar, ele poderá ver “O Agente Secreto”, filme que escreveu e dirigiu, levar até quatro estatuetas – concorre nas categorias Melhor Filme Internacional, Melhor Elenco, Melhor Ator (com Wagner Moura) e Melhor Filme. Ainda em janeiro, ele já conquistou dois Globos de Ouro, nas categorias Melhor Filme Internacional e Melhor Ator. Ao todo, seu longa-metragem soma mais de 50 premiações nos festivais de todo o mundo. No Brasil, a produção já levou 1,5 milhão de pessoas aos cinemas. Neste episódio especial do Assunto, Kleber Mendonça Filho conversa com Natuza Nery sobre o que faz de “O Agente Secreto” um filme que vem conquistando a audiência e a crítica especializada em todo o mundo. Ele retorna ao ano de 2020, quando começou a escrever este roteiro, que desde o primeiro momento seria destinado para que Wagner Moura fosse o protagonista. O cineasta também explica o processo de escolha de atores e atrizes que dariam forma aos mais de 60 personagens do longa. Nesta entrevista, Kleber olha para vários aspectos de sua identidade artística. Ele explora sua profunda conexão com Recife, cidade que é personagem de seus filmes e é fonte de inspiração cultural e política para ele. E comenta sobre como foi crescer “ouvindo histórias sobre a História” – ele que é filho da historiadora Joselice Jucá. Por mim, ele reflete sobre o aspecto da memória em sua obra.

Convidado: Waldemar Dalenogare, crítico de cinema, doutor em História e o primeiro sul-americano a entrar para a Critics Choice Association, a maior organização de críticos de cinema e televisão dos EUA e Canadá. A edição 2026 do Oscar registra um recorde para o cinema brasileiro: cinco indicações na premiação. “O Agente Secreto”, filme escrito e dirigido por Kleber Mendonça Filho, concorre a quatro estatuetas. E o diretor de fotografia Adolpho Veloso foi indicado por “Sonhos de Trem” – trabalho filmado quase inteiramente com luz natural, que vem sendo muito elogiado pela crítica internacional. “O Agente Secreto” é o filme brasileiro com o maior número de indicações em todos os tempos, empatado com “Cidade de Deus”, em 2004. O longa concorre nas categorias Melhor Elenco (criada pela Academia nesta edição), Melhor Filme Internacional (a mesma que “Ainda Estou Aqui” venceu em 2025), Melhor Ator (com Wagner Moura, que é o primeiro ator brasileiro a entrar na lista final) e na principal, a de Melhor Filme. Com isso, o Brasil reforça sua posição de força ascendente nas telas de cinema e nas premiações internacionais – ainda este ano, o longa de Kleber Mendonça Filho já havia conquistado duas estatuetas no Globo de Ouro. Em um relato exclusivo para O Assunto, o cineasta fala sobre o poder da memória em sua obra. A respeito das chances que o Brasil tem de vencer no Oscar, Natuza Nery conversa com Waldemar Dalenogare, crítico de cinema e doutor em História. Ele, que foi o primeiro sul-americano a entrar para a Critics Choice Association, comenta também porque os filmes brasileiros passaram a atrair atenção internacional e avalia o que deve ser feito para nossa indústria cinematográfica aproveitar este momento.

This week, our Gabfest panel includes Steve and guest hosts Nadira Goffe and Laura Miller with a typically eclectic collection of topics. First up, Dana hops on the call to decode the unspoken truths and dream imagery of Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent. Set in 1970s Recife, Brazil and starring a very charming Wagner Moura, the film is a heterodox brew of political thriller, magical realism, and attentive character study about the everyday surreality of life under dictatorship.Next, it's back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don't expect dragons in this knight's tale.Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”EndorsementsNadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, our Gabfest panel includes Steve and guest hosts Nadira Goffe and Laura Miller with a typically eclectic collection of topics. First up, Dana hops on the call to decode the unspoken truths and dream imagery of Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent. Set in 1970s Recife, Brazil and starring a very charming Wagner Moura, the film is a heterodox brew of political thriller, magical realism, and attentive character study about the everyday surreality of life under dictatorship.Next, it's back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don't expect dragons in this knight's tale.Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”EndorsementsNadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jurandir Filho, Thiago Siqueira, Rogério Montanare e Fernanda Schmölz batem um papo sobre "O Agente Secreto", filme brasileiro dirigido por Kleber Mendonça Filho. Em 1977, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) trabalha como professor especializado em tecnologia. Ele decide fugir de seu passado violento e misterioso se mudando de São Paulo para Recife com a intenção de recomeçar sua vida. Marcelo chega na capital pernambucana em plena semana de Carnaval e percebe que atraiu para si todo o caos do qual ele sempre quis fugir. Para piorar a situação, ele começa a ser espionado pelos vizinhos. Inesperadamente, a cidade que ele acreditou que o acolheria ficou longe de ser o seu refúgio.É o melhor filme do Kleber? Wagner Moura mereceu os prêmios que venceu? Quais as principais metáforas da história? A perna cabeluda existiu de verdade?

Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with THE SECRET AGENT writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho on this week's episode of The Movies That Made Me! Catch up with the pod here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE SECRET AGENT director Kleber Mendonça Filho joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down the movies that made him! Kleber is fresh off winning this year's Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for THE SECRET AGENT this weekend. His film's star, Wagner Moura, also took home a Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Small Change (1976) The Secret Agent (2025) Bacurau (2019) *Walkabout (1973) *Wake in Fright (1971) The Right Stuff (1983) Don't Look Now (1973) Performance (1970) The Witches (1990) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Superman (1978) Star Wars (1977) Piranha (1978) *Fitzcarraldo (1982) Burden of Dreams (1982) Apocalypse Now (1979) The Blues Brothers (1980) Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Paris, Texas (1984) *The Beguiled (1971) The Beguiled (2017) Escape From Alcatraz (1979) *The Long Goodbye (1973) *Punch-Drunk Love (2002) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) MASH (1970) Chinatown (1974) Boogie Nights (1997) Magnolia (1999) The Wedding Singer (1998) Happy Gilmore (1995) Assault on Precinct 13 (1975) Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) LA Plays Itself (2003) Pictures of Ghosts (2023) *Twenty Years Later (1984) The Big Shave (1967) The Longest Day (1962) Cleopatra (1963) Halloween (1978) La Jetée (1962) Green Vinyl (2004) *Gremlins (1984) *The Host (2006) E.T. The Extra-terrestrial (1982) Poltergeist (1982) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) *The Fly (1986) *Do The Right Thing (1989) Jungle Fever (1991) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! The Hollywood Food Coalition Francois Truffaut Wagner Moura Udo Kier The Lord of the Rings franchise Pedro Pascal Enzo Nunes Nicholas Roeg Ted Kotcheff Philip Kaufman The Criterion Collection TFH Guru Roger Corman Klaus Kinski Werner Herzog Nicolas Cage The Cologne Film Festival The French new wave Don Siegel Sofia Coppola Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Paul Thomas Anderson Robert Altman Elliott Gould Jack Davis Mad Magazine Mark Rydell Roman Polanski Adam Sandler The Cannes Film Festival Columbia Pictures Philip Seymour Hoffman Robert Elswitt Emily Watson John Carpenter Kim Richards Scream franchise Eduardo Coutinho  João Pedro Teixeira Martin Scorsese The Vietnam War Bong Joon Ho Jerry Goldsmith Steven Spielberg Tobe Hooper Dick Miller Polly Holliday Phoebe Cates David Cronenberg Spike LeeThis list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 172 - Kleber Mendonça Filho - Writer / Director In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with writer and director Kleber Mendonça Filho (THE SECRET AGENT, BACURAU, NEIGHBORING SOUNDS). Kleber was born in the northeastern region of Brazil, in the city of Recife, and many of his films take place in the city and surrounding areas. We reflect on the influence of Brazilian history and politics in his work, and we learn how Kleber generally approaches creating his movies set in Brazilian society. We  also discuss his latest film, THE SECRET AGENT, and the choices he made for telling a story set during Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s. Kleber also breaks down the making of his feature debut, NEIGHBORING SOUNDS, revealing the influence of DO THE RIGHT THING and the real life history behind the events within the film. Additionally, we learn how a younger Kleber balanced his duties as a film critic with pursuing his own filmmaking career, and Kleber shares what his current day-job is. - Recommended Viewing: THE SECRET AGENT, BACURAU, NEIGHBORING SOUNDS - This episode is sponsored by Aputure

Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson on today's show to cover Chloe Zhao's adaptation of ‘Hamnet,' starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. They unpack their complicated feelings by highlighting the film's incredible emotional power, and also criticize aspects they found totally confounding (12:28). Next, they briefly discuss Kleber Mendonça Filho's ‘The Secret Agent' and celebrate Wagner Moura's wonderful performance at the center of the film (48:46). Then, they share their individual top 10 favorite performances of 2025 (55:47). Finally, Sean is joined by Mendonça Filho to explain how some fiction work can discover even more truth than documentary, his thought process behind utilizing split diopter shots, and why he wrote the lead role of the movie specifically for Moura (1:45:46). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Joanna Robinson Producer: Jack Sanders Shopping. Streaming. Celebrating. It's on Prime. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices