Review of Spotlight (2015) by Karim G — 27 Jan 2017

One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Was worried it would be boring but it was riveting.

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Karim G on 27 Jan 2017.

Spotlight has generally received very positive reviews.

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