Review of Elephant (2010) by Matt B — 25 May 2015

One of my favorite movies. A visual poem that starts off beautiful and ends in tragedy. Brilliantly unconventional and bone-chilling.

This review of Elephant (2010) was written by Matt B on 25 May 2015.

Elephant has generally received positive reviews.

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