Review of You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020) by Billybill — 25 Aug 2020

I just watched this at Fantasia Fest. Wow. This might be the best movie I’ve ever seen let alone documentary.

This review of You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020) was written by Billybill on 25 August 2020.

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