Review of Zoe (2018) by Christian Holub for Entertainment Weekly — 30 Apr 2018

An unimaginative waste of science-fiction potential.

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This review of Zoe (2018) was written by Christian Holub and published by Entertainment Weekly on 30 Apr 2018.

Zoe has generally received mixed reviews.

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