Review of Network (1976) by Gabriel Z — 01 Dec 2009

This was pretty amazing. Really crispy fresh and super relevant. One of the most brutal, hilarious, prescient and awesome satires I have ever seen.

This review of Network (1976) was written by Gabriel Z on 01 Dec 2009.

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