November 18, 2010 Movies » Reviews

Carlos director Olivier Assayas takes aim at global terror’s infamous superstar 

Day of the Jackal

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The French critic turned director Olivier Assayas has made genre films before, but their thrills and challenges have played out in references to other films. Carlos, his gripping depiction of the Venezuelan-born terrorist who dubbed himself "the Jackal," plays it straighter than…

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