Ep. 334: Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, and Bugonia

Ahead of the 2026 Oscars, Claire and Gavia review three Best Picture contenders featuring Oscar-nominated performances: 1950s sports drama Marty Supreme (starring Timothée Chalamet), Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent (starring Wagner Moura), and the dark comedy thriller Bugonia (Emma Stone's latest project with director Yorgos Lanthimos).

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Links:

"Marty Supreme, the Safdie Brothers Controversy, and What Happens When Scandal Strikes an Oscar Campaign," Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair

"Fighting Reality: A Conversation with Kleber Mendonça Filho Interview," Noah Kulwin, Screen Slate

Previous episodes: Frankenstein, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet at the London Film Festival, Bacurau in our best films of 2019, the best films of 2025.