Review of Life Itself (2014) by Bryan E — 08 Jul 2014

A touching documentary on the most famous movie critic.

This review of Life Itself (2014) was written by Bryan E on 08 Jul 2014.

Life Itself has generally received very positive reviews.

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

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By Paul D (6,077) on 28 Jan 2016

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