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Death of a Unicorn (15) |Close-Up Film Review
A24 has carved out its niche as a home for the strange, stylish, and genre-defying—and Death of a Unicorn is no exception.

Death of a Unicorn (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara April 6, 2025
A24 has carved out its niche as a home for the strange, stylish, and genre-defying—and Death of a...
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The Dark and the Wicked (18) | Home Ents Review
The Dark and the Wicked

The Dark and the Wicked (18) | Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben July 4, 2021
Siblings Louise (Ireland) and Michael (Abbott) return to their family farm to help their mum (Oliver-Touchstone) as...
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Military Wives (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
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Military Wives (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen June 22, 2020
Directed by Peter Cattaneo of The Full Monty fame this is very much a feel-good movie.   Another of those films...
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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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...
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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...
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