Review of Slacker (1990) by Jacob W — 10 Sep 2007

Kind of mind-blowing, actually. People just chattering about nothing and everything.

This review of Slacker (1990) was written by Jacob W on 10 Sep 2007.

Slacker has generally received positive reviews.

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