Review of Shortbus (2006) by Calvin R — 08 Mar 2012

Shortbus is very explicit, but I love'd how it didn't shy away . Shortbus is character driven, romance, at times funny and well written.

This review of Shortbus (2006) was written by Calvin R on 08 Mar 2012.

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Review of Shortbus (2006) by Calvin R — 08 Mar 2012

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