Ben Wheatley Archives – close-upfilm

Watch the trailer for Ben Wheatley’s ‘In The Earth’

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 News Editor Ben Wheatley, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, In the Earth, Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith

As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.

Features Interviews

The Ghoul – Interview with Director Gareth Tunley & Actor Alice Lowe

August 4, 2017 Jean Stanton Alice Lowe, Ben Wheatley, British film, depression, detective story, Gareth Tunley, mental health issues, psychological thriller, Tom Meeten

Director Gareth Tunley and Alice Lowe, who plays Kathleen, talk to Close-Up Film about the making of noir-ish thriller, THE GHOUL.

Free Fire (15) | Close-Up Film Review

March 27, 2017 George Meixner Armie Hammer, Ben Wheatley, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Free Fire, Sharlto Copley

A warehouse full of armed criminals, a gun deal involving the wrong goods and some personal grudges. What could possibly go wrong?

High-Rise (15) | Close-Up Film Review

March 17, 2016 Carol Allen Ben Wheatley, High-Rise, J.G. Ballard, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Tom Hiddleston

The action is set in an ugly high rise block so well appointed, with is own school, swimming pool, supermarket and high-speed elevators that it is effectively an enclosed community, isolated from the outside world.