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Very easy to watch and enjoy, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, which was a success at the London Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is a new take on the coming-of-age genre.

Girls Will Be Girls (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman September 30, 2024

Very easy to watch and enjoy, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, which was a success at the London...

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An American Werewolf in London (18) Film Review

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Though sometimes considered a comedy/horror, it is probably more accurate to think of this as a horror...

Looking almost grittily medieval but with 110% feelgood factor, this is surely the ultimate 1970s fairytale film for Christmas.

Three Wishes for Cinderella (PG)|Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben December 15, 2024

Looking almost grittily medieval but with 110% feelgood factor, this is surely the ultimate 1970s fairytale film...

Epically 80s, epically kick arse, epically incredible – Royal Warriors gets so WTF that it high-kicks its way to the top of my Hong Kong action thriller list.

Royal Warriors (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben January 17, 2023

Epically 80s, epically kick arse, epically incredible – Royal Warriors gets so WTF that it high-kicks its...

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (12) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen November 6, 2023

This film has everything an action movie needs. Plenty of breathtaking action, strong story and characters, star actors...

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman January 15, 2024

I learnt something new from this documentary – and no, I won’t say what! Shere Hite became...

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Where is Anne Frank (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen August 12, 2022

This film is inspired by the real life story of Anne Frank, the 14 year old Jewish...

Writer/director Andrew Haigh’s great gift is his understanding of people – their fears, their joys, their pain – and his ability to turn that into moving and engaging films that convince and move their audience.

All of Us Strangers (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 6, 2024

Writer/director Andrew Haigh’s great gift is his understanding of people – their fears, their joys, their pain...

Infinitely better than anyone has reason to expect, these sequels to the genre-busting Hong Kong comedy horror super-hit Mr Vampire are lots of fun and profoundly culturally interesting too. Each film takes the genre in a new direction and it is also intriguing to see the development of the special effects.

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Colin Dibben May 21, 2023

Infinitely better than anyone has reason to expect, these sequels to the genre-busting Hong Kong comedy horror...

Oil Lamps (15) |Home Ents Review

A lavish and decadent costume drama that looks like a series of Manet paintings, Oil Lamps brings a healthy dose of carnival, cynicism and disease to the genre.

Oil Lamps (15) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben April 27, 2025

A lavish and decadent costume drama that looks like a series of Manet paintings, Oil Lamps brings...

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