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Sleeping With Other People (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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Sleeping With Other People (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Dan Woburn December 31, 2015
Director Leslye Headland, whose last effort Bachelorette played out like a highly cynical version of Bridesmaids, is...
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Avatar:  The Way of Water  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
It’s now thirteen years since James Cameron gave us the previous Avatar, at the end of which earthman Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) became a fully fledged Nav’I, on the far off moon Pandora, where the people are blue and earth people cannot breathe the atmosphere.   

Avatar:  The Way of Water  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen December 15, 2022
It’s now thirteen years since James Cameron gave us the previous Avatar, at the end of which earthman...
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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (E) |Home Ents Review
The backstory is more interesting than the finished product in Bill Morrison’s new release. But, if you like his approach to film preservation and related practices, you get a lot of shorter films in the extras.

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (E) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben February 25, 2024
The backstory is more interesting than the finished product in Bill Morrison’s new release. But, if you...
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Panda Bear in Africa |Close-Up Film Review
A family-friendly adventure, Panda Bear in Africa centers on a playful panda who journeys from his home in China to the heart of Africa in search of his kidnapped best friend, Dragon.

Panda Bear in Africa |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara January 16, 2025
A family-friendly adventure, Panda Bear in Africa centers on a playful panda who journeys from his home in China...
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Memories of my Father (u/c – suggest 12) | Close-Up Film Review
Memories of my Father

Memories of my Father (u/c – suggest 12) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 25, 2021
Héctor Abad Gómez was a much loved figure in Colombia in the seventies and eighties. A...
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