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Film Review - The Book of Clarence

Film Review - The Book of Clarence

LaKeith Stanfield pretends to be a messiah in Jeymes Samuel's biblically themed comedy-drama

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Apr 25, 2024
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Based on the trailer, I went to The Book of Clarence expecting a rib-tickling religious satire akin to Life of Brian (1979). However, The Harder They Fall (2021) writer-director Jeymes Samuel has crafted an altogether different picture compared with the controversial Monty Python masterpiece. It’s a lot less surreal and funny (though sti…

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