Black Bag

More movies need to be like "Black Bag," the newest Steven Soderbergh movie. The spy thriller is smart, exciting, does not treat its audience like idiots - but also well crafted enough to never be confusing - only suspenseful. It clocks in at a tight 90-ish minutes and uses each of those minutes skillfully. It has a sort of effervescence to it, simmering along with tension and doubt but also charm. Cate Blanchett is always a joy to watch, and everyone else is great too - Michael Fassbender is her spy husband tasked with uncovering whether she's a traitor. It's like "True Lies," but actually good ("True Lies" is one of my all-time most hated movies). Anyway, it was so fun to see a new movie that was good, not bloated with CGI, obvious exposition, convoluted plots or afterschool special morality. It's streaming on Peacock and worth the price of admission.

Cate the Great and costar Fassbender