Review of Touched with Fire (2016) by Jack S — 21 Feb 2016

Great film for people suffering from mania, otherwise a great psychological road map for what mania can be. One problem, this was not entertaining and should have been on HBO or Lifetime.

This review of Touched with Fire (2016) was written by Jack S on 21 Feb 2016.

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