February 18, 2026

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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
 Director Matthew Warchus’s award winning stage production of Matilda the Musical has been packing ‘em in since it opened in 2010. So not surprisingly the producers behind the film version have decided to put that too into Warchus’s skilled hands.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 6, 2023 1
Director Matthew Warchus’s award winning stage production of Matilda the Musical has been packing ‘em in since it opened...
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The Banshees of Inisherin (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 Searchlight Pictures and Film4 present, in Association with TSG Entertainment, a Blueprint Pictures production, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, a Martin McDonagh film. 

The Banshees of Inisherin (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen January 31, 2023 1
Although not quite as magic as their collaboration on In Bruges, Farrell and Gleeson still work beautifully together...
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Emily  (15) | Close-Up Film Review
 Emma Mackey, Frances O'Connor and more stepped out on the red carpet for the UK Premiere of #EmilyMovie. In Cinemas October 14.

Emily  (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen November 28, 2022 0
Despite her avowed enthusiasm for the subject, Australian actress France O’Connor’s directorial debut feature film about her...
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Angela Mao: Hapkido and Lady Whirlwind (15) |Home Ents Review
 Made with the care and attention to detail that characterises great cinema, Hapkido is one of the best martial arts films I’ve seen. Lady Whirlwind is less competently made but the fight sequences are still worth a watch.

Angela Mao: Hapkido and Lady Whirlwind (15) |Home Ents Review

Colin Dibben October 2, 2022 0
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