Full Mooning: Even Elisabeth Shue can't save vulgarized Balzac adaptation.
Vahina, Vahina: Marie Baie des Anges is a searing exposé of Vespa gangs on the French Riviera and a Gypsy girl who could not be tamed.
Ado Anew: Shakespeare Santa Cruz opens with plentiful Nothing.
Groaning Bored: Dining out doesn't have to mean pigging out.
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