Wonka (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
Wonka is a big chocolate Christmas cake of a film, stuffed with sugar, covered in icing and cream with a touch of rum.
Read MoreWonka is a big chocolate Christmas cake of a film, stuffed with sugar, covered in icing and cream with a touch of rum.
Read MoreSeveral years ago the Polish husband and wife team of DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman made a beautiful film called Loving Vincent, in which they wove a story around the characters and locations in the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh.
Read MoreThe story is set in Boston in 1964. Eileen is a mousy young woman, who works as a secretary in a juvenile detention centre, where she’s pretty much ignored by her colleagues.
Read MoreThere is something totally endearing about the way Finnish film maker Aki Kaurismäki tells his film stories – their sly, quiet humour, simplicity and empathy with his fellow human beings.
Read MoreLike Leonard Bernstein, the maestro of the title, Bradley Cooper must have phenomenal energy. He co-wrote the script, co-produced the film, starred in it and directed it
Read MoreThe story concerns a middle aged woman and her elderly mother, both played by Tilda Swinton, who book in at a remote hotel.
Read MoreThis is a strong and delicate story, very well handled by Todd Haynes with three subtle and nuanced performances from the leading actors.
Read MoreRising directorial star Emerald Fennell’s second film is very different in tone and subject from her admirable debut Promising Young Woman.
Read MoreNorwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli here explores the bizarrely interesting idea of a boringly normal guy – zoology professor Paul Matthews (Nicholas Cage), – who becomes virally famous when he keeps popping up in other people’s dreams.
Read MoreThis film has everything an action movie needs. Plenty of breathtaking action, strong story and characters, star actors and slick, pacey direction. Mission Impossible is back – bigger than ever.
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