title: Twilight Of The Cockroaches

'Twilight Of The Cockroaches': The Bugs Shall Inherit The Earth March 07, 2019

Despite the wretched condition of the current reissue, this idiosyncratic and allegorical fusion of live action and animation has black comedy and deeper meanings alike

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