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'BLACK DYNAMITE'
Outrageously spot-on, this loving re-creation of a 1970s blaxploitation film seems like some unearthed rarity sent by a time machine to remind us of what it really means to be super-cool, extra-funky and trained in deadly martial arts. Director Scott Sanders never betrays a knowing wink, amazingly keeping a straight face no matter how out-there it gets.

June 25, 8:30 p.m., Ford Amphitheatre
(Courtesy of Prashant Gupta, xx)
 
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