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The Body review – this sexy retro high school drama is like Cruel Intentions … with added Satanic rituals
This coming-of-age tale of Catholic school girls is gleefully camp from the off – and full of fun references to its 2004 setting. And then a Halloween party goes wrong… What’s more judgmental than a teenage girl? Easy: the Catholic church. Deliciously, Netflix’s new YA drama The Body has both in equal measure. It’s Halloween 2004 at St Mark’s Catholic school and the social hierarchy is exactly as you would…
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