Review of Life Itself (2014) by Jon G — 31 Aug 2014

..a great documentary on the greatest film critic of all time. a success.

This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Jon G on 31 Aug 2014.

Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Lisandro Z (24) on 10 Jul 2016

For someone who didn't have the privilege to grow up reading or watching Ebert, I definitely feel like having witnessed (his) life itself through…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 20 Jan 2016

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 17 Jun 2016

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By Greg H (425) on 02 Feb 2016

They focused too much on his last years and not enough on his accomplishments and good times…

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By Nick E (593) on 30 May 2016

Bukan film documenter dengan eksekusi terbaik, but still very interesting for me. Cause this is all about Roger Ebert my movie inspirarator…

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By Matthew F. J (1,288) on 16 Oct 2016

Fantastic! Sad. Two Thumbs Way Way Up! It was great to see Ebert's license plate was Movies I laughed, I cried; it was better than CATS…

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