Carlie Newman

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

The film has a mixture of lots of themes; we see a relationship between the younger generation and the grandmother, between siblings and each other, greed and love of money and some humour in how the characters interact. It’s a comedy and a drama.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 11 months ago

The film has a mixture of lots of themes; we see a relationship between the younger generation...

Scrap|Close-Up Film Review

The sensitive and seemingly truthful tale of a single mother, struggling to live with no money coming in as portrayed by Vivian Kerr, who is also the director and writer of the film, makes this a movie worth seeing.

Scrap|Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 12 months ago

Sensitive and seemingly truthful tale of a single mother, struggling to live with no money coming in...

Merchant Ivory (15) |Close-Up Film Review

When we hear the name Merchant Ivory, many of us think of the period films, A Room with a View, Howards End, and the wonderful The Remains of the Day.

Merchant Ivory (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

When we hear the name Merchant Ivory, many of us think of the period films, A Room...

Conclave (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

Conclave

Conclave (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

Ralph Fiennes shows that he has real acting chops as he portrays Cardinal Lawrence, who finds that...

Moana 2 (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Light, frothy and beautifully filmed Moana two is the perfect family film.

Moana 2 (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

Light, frothy and beautifully filmed Moana two is the perfect family film.

Portraits of Dangerous women (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Disappointing British movie with good cast let down by minimal story and unreal dialogue.

Portraits of Dangerous women (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

Disappointing British movie with good cast let down by minimal story and unreal dialogue.

Wicked (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Prepare to defy gravity as today, Moments Worth Paying For presents an exclusive message for UK and Irish audiences from Elphaba and Glinda ahead of the release of Universal Pictures’ WICKED

Wicked (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

The movie tells the story of the early life of the two witches. We start in Oz...

London Film Festival 2024 Report 1

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London Film Festival 2024 Report 1

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

Press screenings started in advance. We have already seen some that are worthy of recommendation. And now...

Girls Will Be Girls (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Very easy to watch and enjoy, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, which was a success at the London Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is a new take on the coming-of-age genre.

Girls Will Be Girls (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

Very easy to watch and enjoy, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, which was a success at the London...

My Favourite Cake (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

What a lovely little film! With her husband dead some 30 years, and now aged 70, Mahin (Lili Farhadpour) misses her old life. The local friends she used to see regularly, no longer live nearby and they only get together once a year.

My Favourite Cake (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman Posted on 1 year ago

What a lovely little film! With her husband dead some 30 years, and now aged 70, Mahin...