Review of Strong Island (2017) by Tyler S — 22 Aug 2018

I didn't care about the directors sexuality so I found this incredibly boring and hard to sit through.

This review of Strong Island (2017) was written by Tyler S on 22 Aug 2018.

Strong Island has generally received positive reviews.

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