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Topic: Re:Hit Man
Posted by: Susan Kelly
Date/Time: 14/06/24 10:14:00

I really enjoyed the first half of this but then felt that it began to get flabby and lose its way.

I am, however, grateful to it for reminding me that I wrote a short story 30 years ago about a (female) police officer who does the same sort of entrapment work, so I dug out an old copy of Ellery Queen magazine and read it!

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Film Reviews 202401/01/24 14:49:00 Susan Kelly
   Priscilla01/01/24 14:52:00 Susan Kelly
      Poor Things14/01/24 16:33:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Poor Things16/01/24 09:30:00 Adam Kimmel
            One Life.18/01/24 11:22:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:One Life.24/01/24 14:25:00 Susan Kelly
   The End We Start From20/01/24 13:59:00 Susan Kelly
   The Holdovers21/01/24 17:07:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Holdovers03/02/24 16:58:00 Joe Conneely
   Accidentally Wes Anderson25/01/24 12:28:00 Susan Kelly
   All of us Strangers28/01/24 16:06:00 Susan Kelly
      "The Zone of Interest"03/02/24 18:36:00 Joe Conneely
         Re:"The Zone of Interest"05/02/24 16:15:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:"The Zone of Interest"27/02/24 19:01:00 Alastair Banton
      Re:All of us Strangers27/03/24 22:47:00 Sara Nathan
   American Fiction06/02/24 15:29:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:American Fiction06/02/24 17:07:00 Joe Conneely
         Re:Re:American Fiction11/02/24 23:05:00 Norman Redfern
            Re:Re:Re:American Fiction27/02/24 18:38:00 Alastair Banton
   The Taste of Things18/02/24 16:19:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Taste of Things18/02/24 18:44:00 Joe Conneely
         Re:Re:The Taste of Things19/02/24 08:36:00 Susan Kelly
   The Promised Land20/02/24 18:00:00 Susan Kelly
   Wicked Little Letters23/02/24 23:18:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Wicked Little Letters27/02/24 17:07:00 Susan Kelly
   Perfect Days25/02/24 15:25:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Perfect Days25/02/24 17:31:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Perfect Days27/02/24 18:33:00 Alastair Banton
            Re:Re:Re:Perfect Days27/03/24 22:42:00 Sara Nathan
   Drive-Away Dolls16/03/24 15:54:00 Susan Kelly
   Monster19/03/24 17:09:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Monster27/03/24 22:44:00 Sara Nathan
         Re:Re:Monster28/03/24 09:52:00 Susan Kelly
      My Old Ass19/11/24 19:55:00 Susan Kelly
   Baltimore27/03/24 19:17:00 Susan Kelly
   The Beautiful Game27/03/24 22:37:00 Sara Nathan
   The Origin of Evil30/03/24 09:02:00 Norman Redfern
      Re:The Origin of Evil31/03/24 14:49:00 Susan Kelly
   Mothers' Instinct30/03/24 16:33:00 Susan Kelly
   The Trouble With Jessica07/04/24 13:01:00 Susan Kelly
   Io Capitano09/04/24 16:25:00 Susan Kelly
   Evil Does Not Exist11/04/24 14:38:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Evil Does Not Exist11/04/24 15:26:00 Chris Hurley
   The Teacher's Lounge13/04/24 16:45:00 Susan Kelly
   Civil War17/04/24 19:54:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Civil War08/05/24 17:33:00 Alastair Banton
   Back to Black20/04/24 22:48:00 Sara Nathan
   Sometimes I Think About Dying21/04/24 14:32:00 Susan Kelly
   In the Land of Saints & Sinners27/04/24 21:11:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:In the Land of Saints & Sinners01/05/24 23:37:00 Joe Conneely
   Challengers28/04/24 14:19:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Challengers01/05/24 22:20:00 Sara Nathan
   Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled)29/04/24 13:41:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled)30/04/24 19:01:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled)01/05/24 23:42:00 Joe Conneely
   The Idea of You29/04/24 23:24:00 Sara Nathan
      "There's still tomorrow" (C'e ancora domani"01/05/24 23:27:00 Joe Conneely
         Re:"There's still tomorrow" (C'e ancora domani"04/05/24 14:56:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Idea of You02/05/24 17:37:00 Susan Kelly
   The Fall Guy06/05/24 21:55:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:The Fall Guy07/05/24 15:37:00 Susan Kelly
         "Love Lies Bleeding"08/05/24 19:14:00 Joe Conneely
            Re:"Love Lies Bleeding"18/05/24 15:37:00 Susan Kelly
   La Chimera14/05/24 15:10:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:La Chimera (mostly Italian with subtitles)15/05/24 23:30:00 Sara Nathan
         "Catching Fire : The Story of Anita Pallenberg"19/05/24 13:37:00 Joe Conneely
   Young Woman and the sea03/06/24 23:33:00 Sara Nathan
   Hit Man10/06/24 13:55:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Hit Man14/06/24 10:14:00 Susan Kelly
   Kinds of Kindness25/06/24 01:07:00 Sara Nathan
   The Nature of Love09/07/24 17:27:00 Susan Kelly
   Sleep14/07/24 18:54:00 Susan Kelly
   Crossing20/07/24 17:19:00 Susan Kelly
   Thelma23/07/24 16:44:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Thelma21/12/24 18:54:00 Sara Nathan
   It End With Us10/08/24 14:51:00 Susan Kelly
   Sky Peals15/08/24 16:35:00 Susan Kelly
   Only the River Flows21/08/24 17:19:00 Susan Kelly
   Blink Twice25/08/24 14:45:00 Susan Kelly
   National Cinema Day26/08/24 07:47:00 Susan Kelly
   Kneecap27/08/24 19:54:00 Susan Kelly
   Sing Sing31/08/24 16:12:00 Susan Kelly
   Firebrand07/09/24 18:42:00 Susan Kelly
   My Favourite Cake15/09/24 14:05:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:My Favourite Cake07/10/24 19:52:00 Susan Kelly
   The Critic17/09/24 20:10:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Critic23/09/24 00:50:00 Sara Nathan
         Re:Re:The Critic23/09/24 08:36:00 Susan Kelly
   The Outrun21/09/24 15:50:00 Sara Nathan
   Frida (Mostly Spanish with subtitles)24/09/24 16:52:00 Sara Nathan
   The Teacher (Arabic/English/Hebrew)24/09/24 22:41:00 Sara Nathan
   The Goldman Case25/09/24 10:43:00 Norman Redfern
      Re:The Goldman Case01/10/24 19:57:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:The Goldman Case05/10/24 14:48:00 Sara Nathan
   Lee26/09/24 00:48:00 Sara Nathan
   In Camera02/10/24 16:34:00 Susan Kelly
   A Different Man10/10/24 17:11:00 Susan Kelly
   My Favourite Cake (Farsi with subtitles)13/10/24 23:33:00 Sara Nathan
   Blitz13/10/24 23:40:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Blitz17/11/24 15:01:00 Susan Kelly
   Sing Sing13/10/24 23:46:00 Sara Nathan
   The Apprentice20/10/24 14:38:00 Susan Kelly
   The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime)22/10/24 17:27:00 Susan Kelly
   Firebrand25/10/24 22:02:00 Sara Nathan
   The Room Next Door30/10/24 20:20:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Room Next Door16/11/24 16:03:00 Sara Nathan
   Conclave02/11/24 22:44:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Conclave24/11/24 17:19:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Conclave02/12/24 16:26:00 Chris Hurley
            Re:Re:Re:Conclave15/12/24 21:10:00 Joe Conneely
   Small Things Like These02/11/24 22:54:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Small Things Like These06/11/24 16:25:00 Susan Kelly
   Juror #203/11/24 14:44:00 Susan Kelly
   I’m Still Here (Portuguese with sub-titles)04/11/24 17:22:00 Sara Nathan
   Joy04/11/24 22:48:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Joy27/11/24 20:03:00 Susan Kelly
   Anora05/11/24 16:47:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Anora14/11/24 23:50:00 Sara Nathan
   Between two temples06/11/24 21:00:00 Sara Nathan
   Julie Keeps Quiet (Assorted European languages/subtitles)09/11/24 00:05:00 Sara Nathan
   Bird09/11/24 18:54:00 Sara Nathan
   Daughters09/11/24 19:01:00 Sara Nathan
   His Three Daughters09/11/24 23:25:00 Sara Nathan
   The Widow Cliquot10/11/24 11:21:00 Sara Nathan
   The Brutalist (Mostly English but some sub-titled Hungarian/Italian)10/11/24 23:08:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:The Brutalist (Mostly English but some sub-titled Hungarian/Italian)10/11/24 23:09:00 Sara Nathan
   The Trouble with Jessica11/11/24 08:49:00 Sara Nathan
   The Piano Lesson 11/11/24 22:48:00 Sara Nathan
   Paddington in Peru13/11/24 14:54:00 Susan Kelly
   Reawakening16/11/24 08:20:00 Sara Nathan
   Wicked20/11/24 19:42:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Wicked21/11/24 09:00:00 Joe Conneely
   Moana 201/12/24 20:49:00 Sara Nathan
   On becoming a Guinea Fowl (subtitled)02/12/24 19:46:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:On becoming a Guinea Fowl (subtitled)14/12/24 16:16:00 Susan Kelly
   In restless dreams: the music of Paul Simon02/12/24 19:54:00 Sara Nathan
   Lost Ladies (Hindi with subtitles)03/12/24 22:41:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Lost Ladies (Hindi with subtitles)04/12/24 21:21:00 Susan Kelly
   Emilia Perez (Spanish with subtitles)08/12/24 00:04:00 Sara Nathan
   There’s still tomorrow (Italian with subtitles)08/12/24 00:08:00 Sara Nathan
   Black Dog (Mandarin - probably - with sub-titles)08/12/24 15:41:00 Sara Nathan
   The Last Showgirl08/12/24 22:25:00 Sara Nathan
   A Real Pain10/12/24 23:08:00 Sara Nathan
   The Nightbitch11/12/24 21:06:00 Sara Nathan
   All we imagine as light (Hindi ++ and subtitles)11/12/24 22:55:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:All we imagine as light (Hindi ++ and subtitles)17/12/24 17:48:00 Susan Kelly
   The Three Triple Eight13/12/24 10:22:00 Sara Nathan
   Maria14/12/24 19:27:00 Sara Nathan
   Kneecap (mostly Irish with subtitles)15/12/24 20:42:00 Sara Nathan
   Queer15/12/24 20:49:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Queer16/12/24 17:51:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Queer17/12/24 09:57:00 Sara Nathan
            Re:Re:Re:Queer17/12/24 12:32:00 Susan Kelly
   Swede Caroline17/12/24 10:34:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Swede Caroline17/12/24 12:33:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Swede Caroline23/12/24 22:50:00 Sara Nathan
   We live in time17/12/24 21:20:00 Sara Nathan
   How to make millions before grandma dies (Thai with subtitles)17/12/24 23:40:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:How to make millions before grandma dies (Thai with subtitles)18/12/24 15:39:00 Joe Conneely
         Re:Re:How to make millions before grandma dies (Thai with subtitles)18/12/24 19:36:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:Re:How to make millions before grandma dies (Thai with subtitles)20/12/24 11:07:00 Sara Nathan
   A Complete Unknown19/12/24 00:00:00 Sara Nathan
   My Old Ass20/12/24 11:12:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:The Bibi Files22/12/24 23:17:00 Joe Conneely
   Paddington in Peru23/12/24 20:01:00 Sara Nathan
   The girl with the needle (Danish with subtitles)23/12/24 20:40:00 Sara Nathan

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