Hit Man,” premiering this week on Netflix, stars Glen Powell as a mild-mannered philosophy professor whose life takes a wild turn when he starts doing undercover work for the police as a fake hit man. Also this week: Dakota Johnson plays a woman questioning her sexuality in on Max’s “AM I OK?” and the NHL has its answer to the Puppy Bowl with its first Stanley Pup game airing on the NHL. Hit Man” is finally hitting Netflix.
A charming and fun action-comedy-romance that’s based on a “somewhat true story,” “Hit Man” stars Glen Powell as a mild-mannered philosophy professor whose life takes a wild turn when he starts doing undercover work for the police as a fake hit man. It’s all costumes and fun and convictions until he meets the beautiful Madison (“Andor’s” Adria Arjona) and starts living a double life. Richard Linklater directed the film, which he co-wrote with Powell.
A sensation at the fall film festivals, “Hit Man” was picked up by Netflix which seems like a good home for this, shielding it from any “box office disappointment” narratives. Over on Max, Dakota Johnson plays a woman questioning her sexuality in “AM I OK?,” which begins streaming on Thursday. Johnson’s company TeaTime Pictures helped produce the film directed by Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne and co-starring Sonoya Mizuno.
Around the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022, Johnson spoke to the AP about what drew her to the project. “There were a f.
