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Review of Naked Lunch (1991) by Rob Thomas for Capital Times (Madison, WI) — 06 Mar 2003

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Cronenberg is the right man for a very, very odd job.

This review of Naked Lunch (1991) was written by Rob Thomas and published by Capital Times (Madison, WI) on 06 Mar 2003.

Naked Lunch has generally received positive reviews.

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