Review of Black Sunday (1960) by Andrew G — 19 Sep 2007

Bava is the cat's ass. He is amazing. Check out everything he does.

This review of Black Sunday (1960) was written by Andrew G on 19 Sep 2007.

Black Sunday has generally received positive reviews.

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