Review of I Walked with a Zombie (1943) by James W — 25 May 2008

Hey, it's got Bela Lugosi in (yet) another dodgy fillum about how ignorant white people are about caribbean culture. Fukit! It was either this or Cocksucker Blues 5, which this thing couldn't find....

This review of I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was written by James W on 25 May 2008.

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