Review of Videodrome (1983) by Nick C — 22 Mar 2014

Baffling, pretentious, body shock horror sci-fi from David Cronenberg.

This review of Videodrome (1983) was written by Nick C on 22 Mar 2014.

Videodrome has generally received positive reviews.

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