Review of Life Itself (2014) by Joshua D — 05 Apr 2015

A film about the joy surrounding films. How wonderful is it to shed a little light of the great Roger Ebert's life.

This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Joshua D on 05 Apr 2015.

Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.

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