If you’ve ever wondered what Men in Black was like before Will Smith improvised a bunch of jokes on set, boy do I have the book for you.

This week, filmmaker and video essayist Patrick Willems returns to talk a novelization he held near and dear in his childhood: Men in Black. It’s got big swings. Some of them are rad, some of them are extremely misguided. K loves to kill low-level criminals, for one. 

Check out Patrick’s Youtube Channel! : https://www.youtube.com/@patrickhwillems

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