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The Party’s Just Beginning – first look review

01 Mar 2018

Words by David Jenkins

Person lying on a bed in a red dress, surrounded by fairy lights.
Person lying on a bed in a red dress, surrounded by fairy lights.
Karen Gillan tries her hand at writing and directing in this fiery but formulaic character study.

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