Review of Equity (2016) by John Noonan for FILMINK (Australia) — 24 Sep 2016

...a mostly successful skewing of stereotypes...

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This review of Equity (2016) was written by John Noonan and published by FILMINK (Australia) on 24 Sep 2016.

Equity has generally received mixed reviews.

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