June 9, 2026

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Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA (U) |Home Ents Review
 Prepare to see something you probably haven’t seen before: East German sci fi films, spanning the continuum from stolid Internationalist propaganda to delirious 70s disco weirdness.

Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA (U) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben May 18, 2025
Prepare to see something you probably haven’t seen before: East German sci fi films, spanning the continuum...
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Fanny lye Deliver’d (18) | Close-Up Film Review
 Fanny lye Deliverd

Fanny lye Deliver’d (18) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman July 21, 2020
I first saw Fanny lye Deliver’d at the LFF in October 2019 and was impressed. Seeing it...
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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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You’ve Been Trumped Too (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
 You’ve Been Trumped Too

You’ve Been Trumped Too (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman August 16, 2020
The first documentary film, made in 2011 showed how Donald Trump trampled on the wishes and needs...
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