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David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film “Hit Man” and life’s big questions.

'The Interview': Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All

From the New York Times, this is the interview. I'm David Marcasey.

If I ask you to think of a Richard Link later movie, what do you think of? Maybe it's the cult favorite

days to confused. That's the movie that launched Matthew McConaughey's career. Or maybe it's

before sunrise, the first installment of his beloved trilogy about big ideas, love and fate.

Or maybe you'd think about the low-key coming-of-age epic boyhood,

which Link later famously filmed over a dozen years.

And of course, he can't forget School of Rock

his biggest hit, which exists in a category all of its own.

And to me, that's the fun of Link Leader's work.

You never quite know what he's going to make next. So I wasn't surprised to see him

getting into romantic crime thrillers with his new movie, Hit Man. It stars the great

Glen Powell who also co-wrote it. It's excellent, but I would argue that it's excellent

because it's actually not so far off from his other work as it might seem.

Between all the thrills, the crimes, and the sex,

hitman sneaks in a pretty provocative exploration

It's also a movie, as so many of Link Later's films are,

that understands just how much fun it is to watch smart characters talk to each other,

exploring ideas, making each other laugh,

and even testing each other a little bit. It's the talking

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, this is the interview. I'm David Marcasey.
0:08.0	If I ask you to think of a Richard Link later movie, what do you think of? Maybe it's the cult favorite
0:14.8	days to confused. That's the movie that launched Matthew McConaughey's career. Or maybe it's
0:19.2	before sunrise, the first installment of his beloved trilogy about big ideas, love and fate.
0:25.0	Or maybe you'd think about the low-key coming-of-age epic boyhood,
0:28.0	which Link later famously filmed over a dozen years.
0:32.0	And of course, he can't forget School of Rock
0:34.1	his biggest hit, which exists in a category all of its own.
0:38.6	And to me, that's the fun of Link Leader's work.
0:40.9	You never quite know what he's going to make next. So I wasn't surprised to see him
0:45.2	getting into romantic crime thrillers with his new movie, Hit Man. It stars the great
0:50.0	Glen Powell who also co-wrote it. It's excellent, but I would argue that it's excellent
0:54.9	because it's actually not so far off from his other work as it might seem.
0:58.8	Between all the thrills, the crimes, and the sex,
1:01.6	hitman sneaks in a pretty provocative exploration
1:04.4	of one of Link later's favorite themes,
1:06.6	the changing nature of identity.
1:09.0	Basically, what it means to be a person.
1:12.3	It's also a movie, as so many of Link Later's films are,
1:15.0	that understands just how much fun it is to watch smart characters talk to each other,
1:19.0	exploring ideas, making each other laugh,
1:22.0	and even testing each other a little bit. It's the talking
	...

'The Interview': Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All

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