February 17, 2026

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The New Boy  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 The New Boy

The New Boy  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 18, 2024 0
The New Boy is the latest film from Aboriginal Australian writer/director Warwick Thornton, and like his previous films it...
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Mothers’ Instinct  (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 This is a well plotted melodrama set in the early 60s with two strong female leading  characters. 

Mothers’ Instinct  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 15, 2024 0
Next door neighbours Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) are close friends, as are their respective...
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All of Us Strangers  (15) | Close-Up Film Review
 Writer/director Andrew Haigh’s great gift is his understanding of people – their fears, their joys, their pain – and his ability to turn that into moving and engaging films that convince and move their audience.

All of Us Strangers  (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 6, 2024 0
Writer/director Andrew Haigh’s great gift is his understanding of people – their fears, their joys, their pain...
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Dune:  Part Two  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Denis Villeneuve’s vision knocks run of the mill sci fi spectaculars based on comic book characters and such  into a cocked hat, because Dune 2 and its predecessor are so  intelligently imaginative in their vision. 

Dune:  Part Two  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 29, 2024 0
Denis Villeneuve’s vision knocks run of the mill sci fi spectaculars based on comic book characters and...
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