
‘Sweetheart Deal’ Review
“At moments, Sweetheart Deal allows us into such deeply vulnerable moments that I fear an almost exploitative flavor. Is this, though, my own bias?”

“At moments, Sweetheart Deal allows us into such deeply vulnerable moments that I fear an almost exploitative flavor. Is this, though, my own bias?”

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