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The Killer (John Woo) & Paradis Paris (Marjane Satrapi)

The Killer (John Woo) & Paradis Paris (Marjane Satrapi)

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Aug 23, 2024
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This time I review two very different movies that take place in the city that recently hosted the Summer Olympics: Paris!

First up, John Woo’s The Killer is the fairly - and at times very - enjoyable remake of his own quite legendary movie from 1989. 

The set-up is more or less the same, save for one important gender-swap. It’s now a woman, Zee (Nathalie …

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