‘Hamnet’ and the 10 Best Performances of 2025

Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins welcome Joanna Robinson to unpack Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet, praising Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal’s raw, emotional power while poking fun at its more head-scratching moments. They then pivot to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, applauding Wagner Moura’s magnetic lead turn before diving into their personal top 10 film performances of 2025.

Later, filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho joins Sean to chat about why fiction can sometimes feel more truthful than documentaries, his love of split-diopter shots, and how he tailored The Secret Agent’s lead specifically for Moura—plus plenty of banter, ads, and listener mailbag fun along the way.

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