Review of Braid (2019) by Zappi23 — 11 Dec 2019

The kind of film that's objectively not good but which I found rather engrossing. Shades of terrible/ace 70's Brit horror Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly I thought.

This review of Braid (2019) was written by Zappi23 on 11 Dec 2019.

Braid has generally received mixed reviews.

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