By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Jan. 19, unless otherwise noted: Assassins (DVD) Details: 2020, Kino Lorber-Greenwich Entertainment Rated: Not rated The lowdown: A documentary that examines the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a crowded Malaysian airport. The film focuses on the two young women who, captured on security camera, are seen coming up behind him, covering his eyes and pressing the lethal VX nerve gas into his eyes. The women, who were captured, claimed they had been hired to pull a video prank and did not know what they really were doing. The Malaysian government did not believe them and put them on trial for murder. The movie covers the aftermath of the assassination, including whether the young women — one who as Indonesian, the other Vietnamese — were simply pawns as well as the culpability of Kim Jong-un and the North Korean regime. The is a fascinating documentary that earned a 100 percent fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
New to View: Jan. 19
New to View: Jan. 19
New to View: Jan. 19
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Jan. 19, unless otherwise noted: Assassins (DVD) Details: 2020, Kino Lorber-Greenwich Entertainment Rated: Not rated The lowdown: A documentary that examines the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a crowded Malaysian airport. The film focuses on the two young women who, captured on security camera, are seen coming up behind him, covering his eyes and pressing the lethal VX nerve gas into his eyes. The women, who were captured, claimed they had been hired to pull a video prank and did not know what they really were doing. The Malaysian government did not believe them and put them on trial for murder. The movie covers the aftermath of the assassination, including whether the young women — one who as Indonesian, the other Vietnamese — were simply pawns as well as the culpability of Kim Jong-un and the North Korean regime. The is a fascinating documentary that earned a 100 percent fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.