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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 02 Jul 2014

I never ceased to amaze at the man's work ethic (he saw, and covered, hundreds of movies a year, filing stories even the week of his death)…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for GeekNation (86) on 02 Jul 2014

An excellent documentary about a great man, certainly, but it's also a reminder of why we all love movies. Thumbs eternally up…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 01 Jul 2014

Anyone who shares Ebert's love of movies and who followed his career will be exceptionally moved by Life Itself, but anyone who appreciates…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 Jul 2014

In the end, cancer may have cruelly taken Roger Ebert's voice, but it couldn't silence his greatest gift: his ability to speak to his audience…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 01 Jul 2014

It's one of the finest films of the year and one that should be considered as the first documentary ever to be nominated for Best Picture…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 01 Jul 2014

A testimony to an insatiable hunger for life…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 01 Jul 2014

This is a uniquely powerful motion picture, the kind of open and honest portrayal I can't ever recall having seen about a celebrity…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 01 Jul 2014

Even if I'd never heard of Roger Ebert, I'd have likely been highly moved by James' film, which is an inclusive, comprehensive, very entertaining…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 01 Jul 2014

A layered look at experience and acceptance from a most eloquent man, and while it indulges an inevitable sense of sadness, it manages to capture…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 30 Jun 2014

You observe as a materialist - who fully expected to return to the nothing from which he came - grapples with the very real notion that his…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 30 Jun 2014

Roger Ebert makes an unusual candidate for a documentary: He was a writer, which isn’t cinematic, and not the swashbuckling kind…

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By Bruce Ingram (70) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 30 Jun 2014

Far more than just a tribute to the career of the world’s most famous and influential film critic, the often revelatory Life Itself is also…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 30 Jun 2014

The irony is that Ebert famously lost his actual voice…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 30 Jun 2014

If you ever wanted to find out what drives someone like Roger Ebert's passion for film, essentially what makes a great film critic like him…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Deadspin (356) on 30 Jun 2014

Life Itself is suffused with a sense of finality: This is one of those rare films that actually shows what the end of someone's life can be like…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 29 Jun 2014

You don't have to give a damn about movie criticism to enjoy this movie. You may give a damn though once the lights come up…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 29 Jun 2014

An extraordinary documentary about a man of great talent and courage who used his love of movies and way with words to become one of our most…

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By Edward Havens (184) for FilmJerk.com (622) on 29 Jun 2014

I find myself borrowing from Ebert to call Life Itself one of the best films about an American life I could ever see…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Jun 2014

As sad as its finale was, the life of film critic Roger Ebert had as much incident, drama and joy as any ten movies he ever reviewed, and this…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 28 Jun 2014

There's a sense throughout of Steve James rushing and dutifully covering all his bases to evade accusations of creating a puff piece…

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