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The Mad Whale

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Brett Alan Dewing
Jun 09, 2020
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Let me tell you something about The Mad Whale: it is a rotten film.  Also, James Franco has a bit part in it. Compare those two facts however you wish.  But I am not sad I watched it.  Why?  Because of the incredible idea it springs from:  an all-woman stage version of Moby Dick.  Throughout the film, we see bits and pieces of the finished play, and it …

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