Review of The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012) by Patrick D — 26 Aug 2014

The movie does not live up to its promising title.

This review of The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012) was written by Patrick D on 26 Aug 2014.

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology has generally received very positive reviews.

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Very, very interesting!!.. Will make you at least review concepts, or interpretation of a bunch of information we consume.... Smartly done…

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