Review of Borgman (2013) by Jim M — 09 Mar 2014

Marvelous odd movie with lots of humor and tragedy. I have never seen a movie quite like this before...

This review of Borgman (2013) was written by Jim M on 09 Mar 2014.

Borgman has generally received positive reviews.

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