Review of Pushing Tin (1999) by Anne S — 04 Mar 2007

Billy Bob is awesome, I can see why she married him.

This review of Pushing Tin (1999) was written by Anne S on 04 Mar 2007.

Pushing Tin has generally received mixed reviews.

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