Review of Spotlight (2015) by Paul E — 05 Mar 2016

Good movie. Weirdly plain looking, but really intense once things start unraveling. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

This review of Spotlight (2015) was written by Paul E on 05 Mar 2016.

Spotlight has generally received very positive reviews.

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