Aussie crime thriller ‘The Square’ is poised to explore guilt in a handful of characters but instead becomes a ridiculous, contrived tragedy
Twitter Review: The Square
6 Oct 2010
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Posted by Culture Snob on Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
Filed in Movies, Tweets and tagged Nash Edgerton (1), The Square (1), Thrillers (27), Twitter Reviews (64).
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Un Voyage dans la lune:
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