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- While the film starts out as sympathetic to Johnathan, eventually its sympathies have to lie with Berman, who is struggling to overcome multiple roadblocks just to have his movie exist. It’s clear that Berman always wants to be as honest as possible with his audience, but that honesty can only extend as far as those who are being honest with him.
collider.com/untitled-amazing-johnathan-documentary-review/‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ Review: The Documentarian ...
Aug 15, 2019 · When first-time feature filmmaker Ben Berman set out to make a movie about the magician John Edward Szeles — a.k.a. the Amazing Johnathan — it’s safe to say he had no idea what was going to...
Aug 24, 2019 · ‘The Amazing Jonathan Documentary’ quickly becomes less about its subject and more about director Ben Berman struggling to keep up with his hijinks — but can it be trusted?
Aug 16, 2019 · Ben Berman Set Out To Make a Documentary About a Dying Magician—Then Learned His Latest Trick. The director talks on-camera meth use and the mystery of John Szeles. By Gabrielle Bruney...
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Director Ben Berman says the moment he met comedian and illusionist the Amazing Johnathan, he knew he was the perfect subject for a documentary.
Aug 19, 2019 · In “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” which is now playing in select theaters and began streaming on Hulu last Friday, we never see Berman actually inhale.
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Aug 16, 2019 · While the film starts out as sympathetic to Johnathan, eventually its sympathies have to lie with Berman, who is struggling to overcome multiple roadblocks just to have his movie exist.
Aug 16, 2019 · Is Berman’s fascination with death and his childhood trauma causing him to exploit Szeles’s struggle with mortality? Those are the questions that Berman asks, but Decider had a few questions...
