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Spell (15) | Close-Up Film Review

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Jean Stanton John Beasley, Loretta Devine, Lorraine Burroughs, Omari Hardwick

Marquis T. Woods (Hardwick) is a Big City lawyer with all the material trappings but the past he’s long tried to put behind him returns with a vengeance in this slick supernatural thriller from British director, Mark Tonderai.

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Uncle Vanya (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Carlie Newman Aimee Lou Wood, Richard Armitage, Roger Allam, Rosalind Eleazaer, Toby Jones, Uncle Vanya

This is a filmed version of the stage play. In many ways this gives you the best of both worlds. Unlike other filmed performances where you see what an audience would see from the front, this new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece by Conor McPherson, has the audience entering the set.

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The Secret Garden (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Carol Allen Amir Wilson, The Secret Garden

Despite its PG certificate this latest version, which has a slightly different take on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale, is perfectly suitable for adults.

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Summer of 85 (15) | Close-Up Film Review

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Carol Allen Benjamin Voisin, Félix Lefebvre, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

This beautifully made and very affecting film is a labour of love by its director François Ozon, who has dreamed of making it ever since he read the novel on which it is based, when he was a teenager.

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Max Winslow and the House of Secrets (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

October 16, 2020October 21, 2020 Michelle Moore Chad Michael Murray, Jade Chynoweth, Max Winslow and the House of Secrets, Sydne Mikelle, Tanner Buchanan

It is the season to be scared once again. With Halloween just around the corner, it’s that time of year when all the spooky movies come out of the woodwork, for youngsters as well as for the grown-ups.

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Carmilla (15) |Close-Up Film Review

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Carol Allen Carmilla, Devrim Lingnau, Greg Wise, Hannah Rae, Jessica Raine, Tobias Menzies

Moving a long way away from the 19th century vampire tale on which this is based, writer/director Emily Harris in her solo feature film debut has adapted the story into one of female sexual suppression and discovery.

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Little Girl (Petite Fille) (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Carlie Newman Little Girl, Petite Fille, Sasha, Sebastien Lifshitz

Surely one of the top documentaries of the year. This is a beautifully crafted film about a very special boy and his supportive loving family. Stating very clearly that, “Sasha is a girl …a little girl in a boys’ body,” Sasha’s mother explains how he has always wanted to be a girl.

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Spontaneous (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Michelle Moore Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Katherine Langford, Piper Perabo

Over the years there have been countless teen horror movies, but nothing as strange and unusual as Spontaneous. It’s got comedy, it’s got romance and it’s got gore!

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23 Walks (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Carlie Newman 23 Walks, Alison Steadman, Dave Johns

23 Walks is a lovely little British film. It is almost like a film from the old days. This is a gentle love story about two people in their late 60s.

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Monsoon (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Carol Allen David Tran, Henry Golding, Monsoon, Parker Sawyers

This film in many ways mirrors the director’s own experience, in that when Hong Khaou was a baby his Cambodian Chinese family fled from the Khmer rouge in Cambodia, initially to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City).

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With the cinemas now once again closed, we will continue to  carry reviews of as many of the new vod/online and DVD/Blu-Ray releases as our team can cover.

Video On Demand

  • Il Mio Corpo (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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  • Audrey: More Than an Icon (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
  • Funny Boy (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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  • Cocoon (15) | Close-Up Film Review
  • Liberté (18) | Close-Up Film Review
  • OUT NOW – Russian sci-fi blockbuster The Blackout: Invasion Earth
  • House of Bamboo (PG) | Home Ents Review
  • Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (15) | Close-Up Film Review
  • Goodbye, Dragon Inn (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

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