Review of Spotlight (2015) by Jeff N — 21 Nov 2016

Religion is, and always has been, the problem. The cancer of the world.

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Jeff N on 21 Nov 2016.

Spotlight has generally received very positive reviews.

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