Review of Dear White People (2014) by Anthony K — 24 Jan 2015

Funny, solidly mounted and highly confrontational comedy/college movie/romance/race drama.

This review of Dear White People (2014) was written by Anthony K on 24 Jan 2015.

Dear White People has generally received positive reviews.

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