Noisy and explosive (think James Bond and Mission: Impossible) or clever and quiet (think Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). That first kind lends itself to blockbuster filmmaking, but the second kind — which can be just as lethally intense — has a strong fanbase of its own,

Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan flesh out the ensemble in this twisty tale of loyalty and deception among British intelligence agents.

Director Steven Soderbergh is known for dividing audiences with some of his films, but this time, it looks like his new thriller, Black Bag is a bonafide hit. According to the critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, Black Bag currently has a 90 percent rating, after debuting with a ...