August 25, 2026

Blog

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15) | Close-Up Film Review
The Miseducation of Cameron Post ALT-2000-2000-1125-1125-crop-fill

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 7, 2018
Based on a young adult novel by Emily M. Danforth this story is set in Montana in...
Read More Read more about The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15) | Close-Up Film Review<span class='yasr-stars-title-average'><div class='yasr-stars-title yasr-rater-stars' id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-a1de9621dc485' data-rating='2.8' data-rater-starsize='16'> </div></span>
Presence (2024) |Close-Up Film Review
Steven Soderbergh’s Presence offers a slow-burning yet tantalizing dive into psychological horror, following a family whose seemingly idyllic move to the suburbs spirals into a nightmarish descent.

Presence (2024) |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara January 27, 2025
Steven Soderbergh’s Presence offers a slow-burning yet tantalizing dive into psychological horror, following a family whose seemingly idyllic move...
Read More Read more about Presence (2024) |Close-Up Film Review<span class='yasr-stars-title-average'><div class='yasr-stars-title yasr-rater-stars' id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-ddf78c6aa12f4' data-rating='2.6' data-rater-starsize='16'> </div></span>
The Dead Don’t Die (15) | Close-Up Film Review
The Dead Don’t Die

The Dead Don’t Die (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen July 11, 2019
Cult director Jim Jarmusch turning his hand to the zombie movie genre.  Should be good.  An original slant on...
Read More Read more about The Dead Don’t Die (15) | Close-Up Film Review<span class='yasr-stars-title-average'><div class='yasr-stars-title yasr-rater-stars' id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-245d1468addc8' data-rating='2.6' data-rater-starsize='16'> </div></span>

You may have missed

Angela Mao was known as the female Bruce Lee and although their screen presences are very different, it is amazing how - in a similar fashion - the screen lights up and the frame is energised whenever Mao steps in.

Reap the Whirlwind: Four Films with Angela Mao (18) Film Review

Colin Dibben August 23, 2026
It would be very nice indeed if The Haunted Moustache initiated a resurgence of memoir-inspired monologues exploring hidden histories and weirder theories about reality.

The Haunted Moustache (E) Film Review

Colin Dibben August 23, 2026
The story is loosely inspired by Airplane, the 1980 comedy which sent up the disaster movies of the previous decade. 

Stop That Train (15) Film Review

Carol Allen August 21, 2026
This is Jurassic Park with knobs on.  The special effects guys have excelled themselves. 

The End of Oak Street (12A) Film Review

Carol Allen August 15, 2026