Review: Restless (Gus Van Sant)
fter his devastatingly arresting death trilogy (Gerry, Elephant, Last Days), Gus Van Sant takes a gentler look at the flipside of life.
fter his devastatingly arresting death trilogy (Gerry, Elephant, Last Days), Gus Van Sant takes a gentler look at the flipside of life.
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