Deborah Ross

Drained of colour

After the cheerlessness and brutality of No Country for Old Men, I’m not sure a film about a serial killer is just what you want.

issue 26 January 2008

After the cheerlessness and brutality of No Country for Old Men, I’m not sure a film about a serial killer is just what you want.

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After the cheerlessness and brutality of No Country for Old Men, I’m not sure a film about a serial killer is just what you want.

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