Life Itself (2014)

Directors:

Steve James

Writers:

Actors:

A.O. Scott, Ramin Bahrani, Ava DuVernay, Errol Morris, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog

Synopsis:

Life Itself recounts the surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. The film details his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
  • Documentary
  • Reviews 2
  • Highest Rating 80
  • Lowest Rating 75
  • Average Rating 78
75

Life Itself (2014)

A nice overview of his life and career although I thought it leaned a little heavily on his illness at the expense of what I'm sure would have been some interesting stories and chapters of his life.
wintermayer
February 23, 2015
80

Life Itself (2014)

America's most popular film critic lead a fascinating life and it's documented here with affection and candor. But more than a simple tribute to Ebert's career, Life Itself explores the good, and bad, and the ugly of who he was as a person. Two thumbs up.
ross
December 7, 2014