Filmmaker Richard Linklater’s movies span blockbusters, such as School of Rock, cerebral indie classics like Boyhood, and a hard-to-define The Before Trilogy. His most recent film, Hit Man, is a thriller, but it picks up on many themes that Linklater has explored before, such as identity and masculinity. Today, he reflects on the film in conversation with Lilah.

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Our film critic Danny Leigh’s review of Hit Man is here: https://on.ft.com/4fGIDid

Danny also spoke with Richard Linklater in 2018 about his portrayal of masculinity in the movie Last Flag Flying: https://on.ft.com/3Va6v5L

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Filmmaker Richard Linklater on Hit Man and whether people can change

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Filmmaker Richard Linklater on Hit Man and whether people can change