Review of Sorry to Bother You (2018) by Liz B — 07 Jan 2019

Interesting first effort from Boots Riley.

This review of Sorry to Bother You (2018) was written by Liz B on 07 Jan 2019.

Sorry to Bother You has generally received positive reviews.

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By Robert G (923) on 19 Jan 2019

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