Review of RBG (2018) by James Berardinelli for ReelViews — 07 May 2018

Despite its overly praiseworthy tone, there are areas of interest.

You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.

This review of RBG (2018) was written by James Berardinelli and published by ReelViews on 07 May 2018.

RBG has generally received positive reviews.

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