Review of Beach Rats (2017) by Michael T — 15 Sep 2017

Dreamy and languid...definitely worthwhile as a character study.

This review of Beach Rats (2017) was written by Michael T on 15 Sep 2017.

Beach Rats has generally received positive reviews.

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