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Memoria (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Ben Thomas Agnes Brekke, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Jerónimo Barón, MEMORIA, Tilda Swinton

Memoria, the latest film from Palme d’Or prize-winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, is a fresh and worthy instalment in the rich history of sensory, slow cinema.

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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.
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Vortex  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Carol Allen Alex Lutz, Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Vortex

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.

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Barry and Joan  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Carol Allen Barry and Joan, Barry Grantham, Joan Grantham

In the seventy odd years they have been together, Barry and Joan Grantham embody a living history of musical and comedy entertainment, as this delightful documentary demonstrates. 

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We’re All Going To The World’s Fair (15) Close-Up Film Review

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Ben Thomas Anna Cobb, Holly Anne Frink, Michael J Rogers, We’re All Going To The World’s Fair

We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, is a physically tight yet mentally sprawling debut feature that is as visually unnerving as it is conceptually enigmatic. 

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Savage Waters |Close-Up Film Review

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Dave Smith

A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a journey to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in the dangerous Atlantic waters surrounding the Savage Islands.

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Take a trip back in time with the latest trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era, which reunites audiences with the Crawleys and their downstairs staff.
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Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Carlie Newman Dominic West, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery

Like a warm comforting duvet, the second Downton Abbey film – a spin-off from the TV series – has come to us to the delight of its many fans. Bringing back almost all of the well-known characters from Julian Fellows’ TV series.

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Julia (PG) Close-Up Film Review

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Carlie Newman Antoinetta Brownell, Jose Andre, Julia, Julia Child

Fascinating documentary about a woman who changed the whole way of American cookery. Unexpectedly finding herself a star of TV, Julia Child brought French cooking to her home country.

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Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth (15) | Close-Up Film Review

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Ben Thomas Klaartje Quirijns, Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth

Your Mum and Dad is a documentary film combining multiple personal stories of intergenerational trauma, woven together with spectral-like archive footage.

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent  (15) | Close-up film Review

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Carol Allen Nicholas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Anyone, but particularly an actor, who doesn’t take themselves too seriously, has my respect and liking.  In this case it’s Nicholas Cage.   The title of the film says it all really. 

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Benedetta, which is released in cinemas in UK & Ireland on 15 April 2022
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Benedetta  (18) |Close-Up Film Review

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Carol Allen Benedetta, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Virginie Efira

Paul Verhoeven’s film is inspired by a report found in the archives of Florence of the trial for blasphemy and lesbianism of Benedetta, a young nun, which took place in the early 17th century.  

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