Pasolini (18) | Close-Up Film Review
‘In search of the death of the last poet only to find the killer inside me …’ Abel
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Author: Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark
Closed Curtain (15) | Close-Up Film Review
To say Closed Curtain is a reflexive film would be a massive understatement. Simultaneously, Closed Curtain is a film about
Read MoreButtercup Bill (18) | Close-Up Film Review
“In this life perfection comes once, and with us it came to soon… it has to be forever or not
Read MoreUnity (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Written, directed and produced by Monson, Unity is a sequel of sorts to his 2005 film Earthlings. In part Unity can be regarded as political. In part social. Unity makes significant commentary on the lack of unity within the human race despite our technological, social and political improvements. Humankind is yet to become a peaceful race. Still we kill and oppress one another, using animals and nature purely for our own gain.
Read MorePressure (15) | Close-Up Film Review
The story of the struggle of four deep-sea saturation divers who become stranded 650ft below sea level in the Indian Ocean (Somali Basin), Ron Scapello’s intense thriller is an all-or-nothing fight for survival as the unfortunate crew must together work in order to reach the surface.
As expected, the narrative remains for the most part linear as the audience witnesses moment by moment changes suffered by the crew after an untimely storm wrecks their chances at resurfacing via the main ship, with every second their chances of survival cut in half as hysteria quickly sets in and sides are chosen. With this in mind, audiences can more than expect big eruptions in such an enclosed space.
Read MoreTheeb (15) | Close-Up Film Review
”The wolf begets a wolf” ‘Theeb’ and its commonest standard Arabic equivalents meaning “wolf” is the titular title of
Read MoreP’tit Quinquin (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Directed by French auteur Bruno Dumont, to say this film is odd is a profound understatement. This is an absurdist,
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Dear White People (15) | Close-Up Film Review
‘Black people can’t be racist. Prejudiced, yes, but not racist! Racism describes a system of disadvantage based on race, black
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The Burning (El Ardor) (15) | Close-Up Film Review
“Those who live here taught me how to belong to this place” Imagine a Western in a rainforest. Now imagine
Read MoreListen Up Philip (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
Philip Friedman is a brilliant literary miscreant whose personality flaws and obvious talent make for a witty and jarring character
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