December 18, 2025

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Carol Allen

Four Mothers (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Adapted from Italian director Gianni Di Gregorio’s 2008 film Mid-August Lunch and convincingly relocated to Dublin by director Darren Thornton and his brother Colin, this works effectively and amusingly as a very Irish tale.
3 minutes read

Four Mothers (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 9 months ago 0
Adapted from Italian director Gianni Di Gregorio’s 2008 film Mid-August Lunch and convincingly relocated to Dublin by director Darren...
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When Autumn Falls (Quand vient l’automne) (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Writer director Francois Ozon is very versatile. Each of his films is different from the last, but they are always good stories with one common thread.
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When Autumn Falls (Quand vient l’automne) (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 9 months ago 0
Writer director Francois Ozon is very versatile.   Each of his films is different from the last, but they...
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The Alto Knights (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 This is yet another tale from the United States’ gory and colourful history of gangster culture.
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The Alto Knights (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 9 months ago 0
This is yet another tale from the United States’ gory and colourful history of gangster culture.  
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A Touch of Love (12) Film Review/Feature
 Back in the sixties I was an avid fan of novelist Margaret Drabble and still have paperback copies of her books on my bookshelf.  
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A Touch of Love (12) Film Review/Feature

Carol Allen Posted on 9 months ago 0
Back in the sixties I was an avid fan of novelist Margaret Drabble and still have paperback...
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A Real Pain (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 With this movie Jesse Eisenberg confirms his talents as writer, director and actor. He takes on all three tasks in his latest movie and does a brilliant job on all fronts.
2 minutes read

A Real Pain (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 10 months ago 0
With this movie Jesse Eisenberg confirms his talents as writer, director and actor.   He takes on  all three tasks...
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The Substance  (18) |Close-Up Film Review
 This is a slow burn horror film with serious intent, in that writer/director Coralie Fargeat has in her satirical  sights the objectivism of women’s bodies and the idealisation of youthful female beauty in a still largely male dominated society.
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The Substance  (18) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 10 months ago 0
This is a slow burn horror film with serious intent, in that writer/director Coralie Fargeat has in...
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The Last Showgirl (15)  |Close-Up Film Review
 Now that female directors are becoming a norm rather than an exception, whereas once a female star would have trouble getting cast once she reached a certain age, now some films are actually centred on stories about older women.
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The Last Showgirl (15)  |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen Posted on 10 months ago 0
Now that female directors are becoming a norm rather than an exception, whereas once a female star...
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