Hamlet (12) |Close-Up Film Review
This is HAMLET starring 84 year-old Ian McKellen as Hamlet, not the filmed version of the stage play that McKellen was in in 2021, but a completely new film.
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Author: Carlie Newman
Hamlet (12) |Close-Up Film Review
Robot Dreams (PG ) Close-Up Film Review
This animated film is beautifully drawn, very moving and utterly charming. It has no dialogue so is suitable for all the family except perhaps very young children. It deals with universal themes of friendship, loneliness and belonging.
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Bob Marley: One Love (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
I went into this film as someone who has enjoyed Bob Marley’s music and came out to as a huge fan!
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The Boys in the Boat (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
George Clooney directs a sturdy biopic with the emphasis on showing the team spirit of the rowing team from the University of Washington which won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin.
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Poor Things (18) |Close Up Film Review
Emma Stone gives the most amazing portrayal of the heroine of this film, Bella Baxter.
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The Disappearance of Shere Hite (15) |Close-Up Film Review
I learnt something new from this documentary – and no, I won’t say what! Shere Hite became really well known following the publication of her book The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality in 1976.
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Trenque Lauquen (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
Lasting over four hours and presented in two separate parts, Laura Citarella’s film is difficult to put into one genre. It encompasses mystery, a road trip, relationships, supernatural elements….
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Napoleon (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Ridley Scott has directed a film which has magnificently filmed battle scenes and elaborately staged indoor events.
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Golda (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
The film focuses on how Prime Minister Golda Meir dealt with the Yom Kippur war in Israel in 1973.
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A Haunting in Venice (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
Kenneth Branagh does himself and Agatha Christie proud as he both directs and stars in A Haunting in Venice. Together with Michael Green, who wrote the screenplay, he manages to portray the period of the story and the gloomy weather and setting of a rainy Venice.
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