Review of Videodrome (1983) by Jon R — 13 Mar 2009

Death to Videodrome! Long live The New flesh!

My favorite Cronenburg...

This review of Videodrome (1983) was written by Jon R on 13 Mar 2009.

Videodrome has generally received positive reviews.

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