William Shatner Is Granted an Indulgence, in the Form of a Documentary, ‘You Can Call Me Bill’

Should you be one of the millions of fans who have a soft spot for the actor who embodied the trials and tribulations of James T. Kirk, you’ll forgive the digressions of Alexandre O. Philippe’s film.

Via Wikimedia Commons
William Shatner at Galaxy Con 2020, Richmond, Virginia. Via Wikimedia Commons

Early into the proceedings of “You Can Call Me Bill,” Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary about the nonagenarian actor William Shatner, the term “Shatnerian” is discussed as a method of acting. What might it mean and how does one go about describing it?

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