Review of Stonewall (2015) by Stephen Rebello for Playboy Online — 26 Sep 2015

Almost everything that could go wrong does.

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This review of Stonewall (2015) was written by Stephen Rebello and published by Playboy Online on 26 Sep 2015.

Stonewall has generally received mixed reviews.

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