Review of Religulous (2008) by Charles Gant for Heat Magazine — 02 Apr 2009

Smart, hilarious and thoroughly entertaining.

This review of Religulous (2008) was written by Charles Gant and published by Heat Magazine on 02 Apr 2009.

Religulous has generally received positive reviews.

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