Ballerina (15) Close-Up Film Review
Still catching my breath after the Ballerina world premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square —and let me tell you, this film does NOT hold back.
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Author: Matthew Morlai Kamara
Ballerina (15) Close-Up Film Review
Karate Kid Legends (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
We follow Li Fong (Ben Wang), a scrappy yet sharp New York teen who finds himself thrust into a hidden martial arts war tied to his family’s past.
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The Salt Path (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
Directed with quiet strength by Marianne Elliott and based on Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir, The Salt Path tells a deeply personal true story
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
Over thirty years ago, I first encountered Mission: Impossible on my dad’s old VHS player. The grainy quality, the flickering tracking, and that iconic theme tune lit a fuse that’s been burning ever since.
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DESIRE: The Carl Craig Story (15) |Close-Up Film Review
The film traces his rise from middle-class Detroit roots to the global stage — not through flashy accolades, but through the sheer, revolutionary force of his music.
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The Accountant 2 (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Affleck returns as Christian Wolff, the autistic, forensic accountant with an unparalleled knack for mathematics—and a deadly side hustle as a freelance assassin.
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Until Dawn (15) |Close-Up Film Review
As a devoted fan of horror, I’ve got a soft spot for stories that trap characters in isolated places and slowly dial up the fear.
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April (15) Close-Up Film Review
Set in a small Georgian town, we meet Nina (Ia Sukhitashvili), an obstetrician-gynaecologist, who’s all about her patients.
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The Return (15) Film Review
Uberto Pasolini’s The Return strips the myth of Odysseus bare — no gods, no monsters, just the lingering wounds of war and time.
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Demise (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Lowe’s Demise is a sweat-slicked, neon-drenched erotic thriller that dives headfirst into love, lust, and obsession — and it’s absolutely irresistible.
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