March 9, 2026

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The Boys in the Boat (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 George Clooney directs a sturdy biopic with the emphasis on showing the team spirit of the rowing team from the University of Washington which won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin.

The Boys in the Boat (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman January 19, 2024 0
George Clooney directs a sturdy biopic with the emphasis on showing the team spirit of the rowing...
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The End We Start From  (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 The End We Start From

The End We Start From  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen January 19, 2024 0
The situation is a powerful, near future one.  The opening of the film is effective and dramatic.  The climate...
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The Disappearance of Shere Hite (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman January 15, 2024 0
I learnt something new from this documentary – and no, I won’t say what! Shere Hite became...
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The Goldfinger  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 The setting is the financial world of Hong Kong in the seventies and eighties,  Leung plays Ching Yat Yin, who smuggles himself into capitalist Hong Kong from communist China.  

The Goldfinger  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen January 5, 2024 0
The setting is the financial world of Hong Kong in the seventies and eighties,  Leung plays Ching Yat...
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