Sometimes macabre and sometimes manipulative, but the way it speaks to the spirit is miraculous.
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This review of Departures (2008) was written by Joe Williams and published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 22 Sep 2017.
Departures has generally received very positive reviews.
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