February 17, 2026

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Mr. Malcolm’s List  (PG) Close-Up Film Review
 Mr. Malcolm’s List

Mr. Malcolm’s List  (PG) Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen August 26, 2022 0
Mr. Malcolm’s List is a Jane Austen style pastiche set in a fairy tale version of the early...
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Fisherman’s Friends: One and All (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Fisherman’s Friends One and All

Fisherman’s Friends: One and All (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman August 22, 2022 0
This is a lovely, feel good film. And, apart from a couple of brief scenes in London,...
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The Feast (Gwledd) (18) |Close-Up Film Review
 The Feast (Gwledd)

The Feast (Gwledd) (18) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben August 15, 2022 0
A well-paced, Welsh-language folk horror that pitches the pagan and the modernist against each other to exemplary...
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The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
 The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen July 14, 2022 1
This is a delightful film for children, which adults too can enjoy.Inspired by E. Nesbit’s story and...
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