The Killer, Or Why Does Darryl Hates Me

John Woo Finally Found Out What It’s Like When The Doves Cry

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review the 2024 Peacock Original Movie The Killer, talk about the Acolyte cancellation, conjecture on a Ted Lasso season 4, and some X-Men comic controversy.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Ted Lasso: 7:15 The Acolyte: 10:50 X-Men Comics: 24:32 The Killer: 33:30

News Bites

‘Ted Lasso’ Eyes Season 4 Greenlight With Main Cast Members Returning https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ted-lasso-heading-toward-season-4-greenlight-1236117291/ Star Wars Stans Blame Cancellation Of ‘The Acolyte’ On Everything But Ratings: “I’m Really Tired Of Sharing The Franchise I Love With Toxic, Misogynistic, Immature Racists” https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/22/star-wars-stans-blame-cancellation-of-the-acolyte-on-everything-but-ratings-im-really-tired-of-sharing-the-franchise-i-love-with-toxic-misogynistic-immature-racists/ Marvel Comics X-Men Editor Defends Criticism Of Mutants’ Bloodlust During Krakoa Era https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/21/marvel-comics-x-men-editor-defends-criticism-of-mutants-bloodlust-during-krakoa-era-i-tend-to-subscribe-to-the-idea-that-super-heroes-are-intended-to-embody-a-higher-morality-than-that/

The Killer (2024)

Out of 10 Why The Hell Did Darryl Make Me Watch This’s Darryl: 1.75/10 Brian: 2/10

Summary Zee is a professional hit woman living in Paris who is regularly employed by Finn, an Irishman working for crime lord Jules Gobert, to eliminate Gobert’s rivals in the drug business. Her violent lifestyle has left her with few things to enjoy, including the friendship of an old high-class tailor named Tessier, who provides her with disguises for her jobs, keeping a goldfish, and solving crossword puzzles. She has become infamous as the Queen of the Dead in the underworld.

Cast Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee Omar Sy as Sey Sam Worthington as Finn Diana Silvers as Jenn Clark Saïd Taghmaoui as Prince Majeb Bin Faheem Angeles Woo as Chi Mai Eric Cantona as Jules Gobert Tchéky Karyo as Tessier Grégory Montel as Jax Hugo Diego Garcia as Coco Michaël Erpelding as Serge Aurélia Agel as Juliet

Directed by John Woo

Screenplay by Brian Helgeland Josh Campbell Matt Stuecken

Based on The Killer by John Woo

Produced by Charles Roven Alex Gartner John Woo Lori Tilkin deFelice

Cinematography Mauro Fiore

Edited by Zach Staenberg

Music by Marco Beltrami

Production Companies Universal Pictures A Better Tomorrow Films Atlas Entertainment

Distributed by Peacock

Release date August 23, 2024

Running Time 126 minutes

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