Review of RBG (2018) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for The A.V. Club — 30 Apr 2018

Breathlessly superficial, school-presentation-ish documentary.

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This review of RBG (2018) was written by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and published by The A.V. Club on 30 Apr 2018.

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