Review of Café Society (2016) by Rob B — 29 Jul 2016

Delightful visually. As studio franchise movies get worse and worse Woody Allen films look better and better.

This review of Café Society (2016) was written by Rob B on 29 Jul 2016.

Café Society has generally received positive reviews.

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