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At its best, counterfactual or “virtual” history (to use Harvard historian Niall Ferguson’s term), the exploration of what might have happened if history had not taken a certain turn, can be a fascinating intellectual exercise, a “what if” that illuminates what did happen. Unfortunately, “Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy Had Lived,” which begins a two-week run at Film Forum tomorrow, is neither fascinating nor illuminating.
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By CARL ROLLYSON
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By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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By LUKE FUNK
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By GEORGE WILLIS
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By WILL FRIEDWALD
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By MATTHEW RICE
|At its best, counterfactual or “virtual” history (to use Harvard historian Niall Ferguson’s term), the exploration of what might have happened if history had not taken a certain turn, can be a fascinating intellectual exercise, a “what if” that illuminates what did happen. Unfortunately, “Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy Had Lived,” which begins a two-week run at Film Forum tomorrow, is neither fascinating nor illuminating.
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