While I long ago stopped being surprised by Richard Linklater's ability to pull off the wildly improbable, if not seemingly impossible, it wasn't until his new-to-Netflix Hit Man that I imagined Linklater capable of a first-rate blend of Double Indemnity, Crimes & Misdemeanors, and Tootsie. I didn't think anyone was capable of that.
When Netflix first announced plans for its own live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” fans had good reason to be skeptical.…