BURN Review
Burn, written and directed by Mike Gan, takes some surprising twists over the course of a night but ultimately sets up characters who have less depth than they should.
Burn, written and directed by Mike Gan, takes some surprising twists over the course of a night but ultimately sets up characters who have less depth than they should.
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