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Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (15) |Close-Up Film Review
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Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben October 27, 2021
Chuck Steel is a pumped up and maxed out stop motion animation comedy homage to 80s action...
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The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen July 14, 2022 1
This is a delightful film for children, which adults too can enjoy.Inspired by E. Nesbit’s story and...
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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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Caligula: The Ultimate Cut  (18) |Close-Up Film Review
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut is a new version of the notorious film, which was produced by Bob Guccione of Penthouse infamy back in the late seventies.

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut  (18) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen August 10, 2024
Caligula:  The Ultimate Cut is a new version of the notorious film, which was produced by Bob Guccione of...
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Paddington in Peru  (U) |Close-Up Film Review
Paddington in Peru sees the enduringly endearing bear return to Peru with the Brown family in tow to see his beloved Aunt Lucy, only to discover that she has disappeared on a mysterious quest into the jungle.

Paddington in Peru  (U) |Close-Up Film Review

Kristen Platt November 7, 2024
Paddington in Peru sees the enduringly endearing bear return to Peru with the Brown family in tow to...
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