Review of Lincoln (2012) by Bill Gibron for PopMatters — 16 Nov 2012

...a masterpiece of manipulated storytelling.

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This review of Lincoln (2012) was written by Bill Gibron and published by PopMatters on 16 Nov 2012.

Lincoln has generally received very positive reviews.

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