Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: December 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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5
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0
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleDec 9, 2014
Magician may not be its own rich experience, but like Workman's many breathlessly compiled odes to the history of movies, it'll certainly spur a meaty living room film festival. Read full review
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Slant MagazineChuck BowenDec 6, 2014
Director Chuck Workman's simply compiles Welles's greatest moments, offering little in the way of an authorial point of view. Read full review
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The DissolveKeith PhippsDec 9, 2014
If nothing else, the sweep of Workman’s cradle-to-grave approach helps place Kane in a broader context, making it one chapter in a long life and a drama-packed career. The only trouble with the film is that Welles’ story has been told many times over, and Workman struggles to find anything new to say. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDec 9, 2014
Like one of those machines that can inhale a car and spit out a tidy cube of squashed components, Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles is a near-indigestible lump of clips and quips and snipped opinions. Read full review
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Time OutJoshua RothkopfDec 10, 2014
Workman’s study, complete with a fawning sit-down with Steven Spielberg, feels slightly awestruck: The films certainly deserve it, but you’ll want more of Welles’s Illinois schoolmate, rolling her eyes when the subject is described as “humble.” Read full review
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