Review of Strange Days (1995) by Alex W — 14 Jan 2017

A cyberpunk classic that effected the genre even today.

This review of Strange Days (1995) was written by Alex W on 14 Jan 2017.

Strange Days has generally received positive reviews.

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Enjoyed the film style and think this film was too ahead of the times. I was invested and think highly of this cyber punk filmmaking…

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By Ed K (252) on 20 Dec 2018

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