Review of The Love Witch (2016) by Simon P — 20 Jun 2017

Beautifully camp, splendidly sexy and deceptively deep. A thoroughly enchanting piece of filmmaking. I'm utterly bewitched!

This review of The Love Witch (2016) was written by Simon P on 20 Jun 2017.

The Love Witch has generally received positive reviews.

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