Review of SlingShot (2014) by Steve W — 10 Jun 2016

Fantastic Documentary. Dean is an awesome dude.

This review of SlingShot (2014) was written by Steve W on 10 Jun 2016.

SlingShot has generally received very positive reviews.

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