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Fantastic Fest 2023: Baby Assassins 2 Babies offers sublime action and glorious goofiness

Stuntwoman Saori Izawa anchors an often hysterical, occasionally pointed action comedy about surviving the soul-killing grind of modern work—whether mascotting or assassination. Yugo Sakamoto’s Baby Assassins 2 Babies is a glorious hat trick of a movie. It’s a reliably funny, sometimes downright hysterical character comedy. It’s a thrilling action film, proof that Kensue Sonomura (director ... Fantastic Fest 2023: Baby Assassins 2 Babies offers sublime action and glorious goofiness

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