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Episode 23. Intro by Sampson Hollander. This episode is a conversation about Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent. 12 minutes 55 seconds Armando's scene with Elza and the tape recorder is explained. 19 minutes 15 seconds Udo Kier's last film appearance is covered. 23 minutes 8 seconds Armando's son has nightmares inspired by the Jaws movie poster. 25 minutes 10 seconds Armando doesn't carry a gun. 31 minutes 14 seconds the "Hairy Leg" horror movie sequence is discussed. 35 minutes 51 seconds director Filho says in an interview he'll never make a rainy movie. 38 minutes 10 seconds the similarity with Roberto Bolaño is explained. 43 minutes 50 seconds some climactic scenes near the end of the film are discussed. 56 minutes 31 seconds "A time of great mischief." 59 minutes 18 seconds why Wagner Moura should be the Oscar front runner. 1 hour 8 minutes 10 seconds the politics of The Secret Agent are analyzed. 1 hour 9 minutes 54 seconds covers the similarities between The Secret Agent and One Battle After Another. 1 hour 17 minutes 10 seconds "Wagner Moura: that's a real actor."