#assassins tag - Briefly

Assassins and Templars: The Strategy of Death - Medievalists.net

Minor powers survived by using asymmetric methods—fanaticism, focused small-unit tactics, and targeted violence—rather than costly conventional armies.

fromwww.npr.org

1 week ago

'Butterfly' is a frustrating spy thriller with a few too many twists

The great Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg once told me that the problem with movie sex scenes is that the movie just stops while we watch the actors have sex. I feel that way about action scenes, especially on TV. Although a handful of directors can make them thrilling Kathryn Bigelow, Jackie Chan, George Miller I nearly always find myself waiting for the chase to end or the gunfire to die down so we can get back to the story.

Arts

Film

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

The Assassin: Keeley Hawes' sweary, funny mum-as-a-hitwoman drama is like nothing else

Telly assassins possess admirable qualities but also present significant dangers, encapsulated by a character who navigates her violent past with humor.

#john-wick

fromwww.esquire.com

3 months ago