April 9, 2026

Carol Allen

The Wife and Her House Husband (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Marcus Marcou is the very enterprising director who distributed his first feature film Papadopoulos and Sons himself, when no distributer was interested in doing so – and by using some bold and original promotion techniques, made it a very successful hit movie.

The Wife and Her House Husband (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 10, 2023
Marcus Marcou is the very enterprising director who distributed his first feature film Papadopoulos and Sons himself, when no...
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Fashion Reimagined  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Fashion Reimagined

Fashion Reimagined  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 2, 2023
Rising young fashion designer Amy Powney is on a mission – an unusual one for the fashion...
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What’s Love Got to Do with it?  (12) |Close-Up Film Review
 The writer/co-producer of this unjudgmental film about the Asian culture of arranged marriage in the modern world is Jemima Khan, who was formerly married to cricket star and former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, so she knows what she’s talking about in this affectionate and unusual rom-com.

What’s Love Got to Do with it?  (12) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 24, 2023
The writer/co-producer of this unjudgmental film about the Asian culture of arranged marriage in the modern world...
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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
 Director Matthew Warchus’s award winning stage production of Matilda the Musical has been packing ‘em in since it opened in 2010. So not surprisingly the producers behind the film version have decided to put that too into Warchus’s skilled hands.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 6, 2023 1
Director Matthew Warchus’s award winning stage production of Matilda the Musical has been packing ‘em in since it opened...
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish  (PG) Close-Up Film Review
 When Puss in Boots first appeared in one of the Shrek movies, a swashbuckling, scene and heart stealer with a wickedly mischievous face was born.   Seductively and joyously voiced by Antonio Banderas, he was a Douglas Fairbanks among cats.  

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish  (PG) Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 3, 2023 1
When Puss in Boots first appeared in one of the Shrek movies, a swashbuckling, scene and heart stealer with...
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The Banshees of Inisherin (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Searchlight Pictures and Film4 present, in Association with TSG Entertainment, a Blueprint Pictures production, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, a Martin McDonagh film. 

The Banshees of Inisherin (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen January 31, 2023 1
Although not quite as magic as their collaboration on In Bruges, Farrell and Gleeson still work beautifully together...
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