Review of Programming the Nation? (2011) by Marine A — 20 Jun 2012

Brilliant! I am so glad someone finally made a well executed documentary on subliminal messaging. Everyone should watch this.

This review of Programming the Nation? (2011) was written by Marine A on 20 Jun 2012.

Programming the Nation? has generally received mixed reviews.

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