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- 1 2 Andrew Parker, "Review: The Go-Getters". TheGATE.ca , December 6, 2018.
- ↑ Steve Gow, "Canadian filmmaker Jeremy LaLonde’s loser comedy The Go-Getters willing to go all the way to find the funny". YYScene, December 6, 2018.
- ↑ Courtney Small, "Canadian Film Fest 2018: Our Review of ‘The Go-Getters’". In the Seats, March 20, 2018.
- ↑ Brad Wheeler, "Review: The Go-Getters wallows in the gutter, and we all end up dirty". The Globe and Mail , December 6, 2018.