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The cool, stylish new Steven Soderberg film Black Bag is about a group of British spies who discover there's a traitor in their midst.

It stars Michael Fasbender and Kate Blanchett. He's a lie detector expert. She's one of his chief suspects.

But the thing is, they're married. I'm Glenn Weldon,

and today we're talking about BlackBag on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR. Joining me today is B.A. Parker.

She's one of the hosts of NPR's Code Switch podcast. Welcome for the show, Parker.

Thank you. Hi. Hi. Also with us, this is NPR film critic Bob Mandela. Welcome back, Bob. It's always a pleasure. Always a pleasure.

So in Black Bag, Michael Fastbender plays George, a London-based spy who's great at reading people.

Kate Blanchett plays his wife, Catherine, also a spy.

When George learns one of his colleagues is a mole who has stolen deadly software,

he invites them over to dinner.

What's on the menu?

Funning games.

Will there be a mess to clean up?

With any luck.

By the time dinner's over, after a few party games, mind games, and a chana masala

doced with truth serum, George is dismayed that his wife is heavily implicated.

He has one week to discover the traitor, and the only tools at his disposal are his wits,

his polygraph, and how good he looks in a turtleneck.

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