The Secret Agent review: Kleber Mendonça Filhos political crime thriller is a must-see

Aquarius and Bacurau director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent weaves a complex, time-jumping political crime thriller, focusing on one man’s experience of persecution.  Mainly set in the late ’70s in the Brazilian writer/director’s hometown of Recife, Pernambuco, but moving fluidly between the past and present, the film predominantly takes place in the tumultuous years…

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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…

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