Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012) by Dean K — 14 Aug 2017

Easily my favourite film of all time, and it mixes a number of genres together so well! Joss got it right.

:D.

This review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012) was written by Dean K on 14 Aug 2017.

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