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- But The Amazing Johnathan Documentary is not really a movie about Johnathan. In the film, Berman seems to quickly “discover” that other filmmakers are also trying to make documentaries about the magician, who could die any minute.
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On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Amazing Johnathan Documentary sets out to survey a magician's final tour -- and ends up pulling off some wildly ambitious tricks of its own." [1]
Aug 13, 2019 · "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary," in select theaters and on Hulu Friday, is the story of Berman's attempt to profile the '90s alt-magician John Szeles, a k a The Amazing Johnathan,...
Documentary. What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion. Director. Benjamin Berman.
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- Benjamin Berman
- 2019-08-16
Nov 4, 2019 · Much like Tim Wardle’s mind-bending Three Identical Strangers, it’s hard to describe The Amazing Johnathan Documentary without accidentally revealing the hidden feints, twists and turns that shape what is, without doubt, the most gloriously original documentary of the year.
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Aug 16, 2019 · That’s the case with Ben Berman ’s The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, which starts out as the story of comedian The Amazing Johnathan (real name John Szeles) and then spreads outward as Berman...
Aug 15, 2019 · In "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary," filmmaker Ben Berman concocts a surprisingly gutsy Hail Mary pass to find a way home for this profile of an illusive Las Vegas magician.
Aug 15, 2019 · But The Amazing Johnathan Documentary is not really a movie about Johnathan. In the film, Berman seems to quickly “discover” that other filmmakers are also trying to make documentaries...
