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The Time of Your Life: "A Ghost Story" Review

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"In a singular exploration of legacy, love, loss and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife." Written & Directed by: David Lowery  Starring: Casey Affleck                  Rooney Mara What will your legacy be when you die? Will what you accomplished mean anything? Will you mean anything? These are the questions that David Lowery's latest asks. Answering them isn't much of a concern for Lowery as much as exploring them is. A Ghost Story is an odd, sometimes silly, sometimes breathtaking little film whose whole is greater than its parts. It isn't like anything you'll see all year (or any other year, really) and it's not concerned with narrative conventions or characters or plot. If you can separate your preconceived notions of conventional storytelling, I think you'll find that this film works itself over you effortlessly. The