Black Bag centers on employees at the London-headquartered National Cyber Security Centre, leading some fans to wonder if the film is based on a true story.

Or is this a Lydia Tár situation?The Brutalist follows a Holocaust survivor and architect named László Tóth, a character so well-written (and well-acted by Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for his performance) that many audience members entered its much-discussed intermission thinking it was a biopic.

Kick it up by half a star if your tastes run to John le Carré espionage thrillers crossed with marital cage matches like “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Dock it the same amount if you don’t like talky,

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett play married espionage operatives in the director’s smart, fast-paced film.

Steven Soderbergh's genre exercise is both fun and deeply layered with larger existential themes, making for a delightful romantic spy drama that can't be missed.