Name: Vortex (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Released: 2021
Duration: 142
Rating: 4
Cast: Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Alex Lutz

Vortex (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Director Gaspar Noé who brought you the almost unbearably painful 20 minute rape sequence in Irreversible now takes an equally unrelenting look at old age.

Vortex (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen May 14, 2022

Director Gaspar Noé who brought you the almost unbearably painful 20 minute rape sequence in Irreversible now takes an...

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Colin Dibben July 9, 2022

A welcome return for this lost gem, a very British ‘weird tale’, unseen for decades after its...

Noel Coward was such a very special artist – he wrote, he composed, he sang and acted. And all superbly. From the age of two he was a performer, but his accomplishments went far beyond simply being on stage.

Mad About the Boy (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman June 19, 2023

Noel Coward was such a very special artist – he wrote, he composed, he sang and acted....

Priscilla (15) |Close-Up Film Review

When 14 year old Priscilla became the girl friend of 24 year old rock superstar Elvis Presley in 1959, she must have been the envy of teenage girls all over the world.

Priscilla (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen January 1, 2024

When 14 year old Priscilla became the girl friend of 24 year old rock superstar Elvis Presley...

Islands (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Sam Riley plays Tom, a former tennis pro now working as coach to the well-heeled guests at a smart hotel in the Canary Islands.

Islands (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 11, 2025

Sam Riley plays Tom, a former tennis pro now working as coach to the well-heeled guests at...

Possessor (18) | Close-Up Film Review

Possessor (18) | Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben January 31, 2021

Tasya (Riseborough) is an assassin who ‘body-jacks’ patsies to get to her targets. Colleagues at her hi-tech...

Ghost Stories (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen April 5, 2018

The title of the film tells you the genre immediately – or does it? These are ghost stories...

Reality (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

One Saturday afternoon in June 2017, 25-year-old Reality Winner was interrogated in her Georgia home by two members of the FBI,

Reality (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen June 1, 2023

25-year-old Reality Winner was interrogated in her Georgia home by two members of the FBI, on suspicion...

This classic work in the Chinese/ Taiwanese wuxia or ‘heroic swordplay’ genre owes much to King Hu’s early films. Director Kuo keeps things both stately and lively and the heroic feeling is palpable.

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Colin Dibben March 16, 2024

This classic work in the Chinese/ Taiwanese wuxia or ‘heroic swordplay’ genre owes much to King Hu’s...

When Sonic’s family camping trip is interrupted by GUN requesting and requiring the help of Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails with an incident in Japan, he learns that he is not the only super-powered intergalactic hedgehog on the planet.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Kristen Platt December 18, 2024

The previous two films managed to balance action, comedy, and a surprising amount of emotion, and this...

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