Review of Moonlight (2016) by James Y — 09 Apr 2017

Did I enjoy La La Land more? Yes. BUT this deserved the W for best picture.

This review of Moonlight (2016) was written by James Y on 09 Apr 2017.

Moonlight has generally received very positive reviews.

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