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My Old Ass (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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My Old Ass (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara September 26, 2024

This year’s Sundance London Festival was my first, and I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction...

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My Favourite Cake (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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My Favourite Cake (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman September 22, 2024

What a lovely little film! With her husband dead some 30 years, and now aged 70, Mahin...

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The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman) (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman) (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 19, 2024

This film is the ultimate in courtroom drama, being a meticulously researched recreation of the second trial...

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Lee (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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Lee (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman September 16, 2024

The story of the renowned American war photographer and journalist Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller has finally and finely...

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Speak No Evil  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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Speak No Evil  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

cf-webmaster1964 September 14, 2024

American husband and wife Ben (Scoot McNairy) and Louise (Mackenzie Davis) Dalton are on holiday in Tuscany,...

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The Critic  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Critic  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 14, 2024

The time is 1934 and the critic of the title is Jimmy Erskine (Ian McKellan).  He is respected...

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Reawakening  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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Reawakening  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 14, 2024

This is a modest, low budget film driven by human feelings.  Jared Harris and Juliet Stephenson play husband...

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 7, 2024

It’s over a quarter of a century since the title character created by actor Michael Keaton and...

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Firebrand  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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Firebrand  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 7, 2024

Despite being a handsome costume drama, rather than going in for swashbuckling action,  Firebrand is concerned with the more...

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The Third Man  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Third Man  (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen September 7, 2024

1st September marked the 75th anniversary of this classic film from director Carol Reed and writer Graham...

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