Is Olivier Assayas’ ‘Carlos’ the Great Political Movie of Our Time?

With contributions from Marco Roth, David Mikics, J. Hoberman, and David Sugarman [View this email in your browser]( October 19, 2023 • Cheshvan 4, 5784 # [The Terrorist Who Mistook His Life for a Movie]( ‘Carlos’ is the most complex and exhaustive film about a phenomenon that has defined the politics of the past half-century [BY MARCO ROTH](#) # [The Hollow Men]( Olivier Assayas’ filmed essay about the icon of 1970s terrorist chic shows us a man who needs to kill in order to prove he exists [BY DAVID MIKICS](#) EXCLUSIVE NYC SCREENING AND Q&A, 10/22 [CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS AND DETAILS]( # [Sympathy for the Devil]( [The superstar of old-school terrorism seizes the spotlight in Olivier Assayas’ ‘Carlos’](#) [BY J. HOBERMAN](#) # [The Terrorist, the State, and the Student]( Some abstractions after Olivier Assayas’ ‘Carlos’ [BY DAVID SUGARMAN](#) # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](