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The venerable “American Masters” is not exactly in the business of the brutal takedown, and “Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny” is predictably honeyed in its treatment of the Texas filmmaker. But aren’t the series’ subjects—the ones still breathing—usually gray eminences? And isn’t Mr. Linklater, like, oh, 27 years old?
No. He’s 57, with a body of work that’s more ambitious and eclectic than most current directors. But as the program makes clear, Mr. Linklater’s restless artistic impulses (and his haircut) have put a…