April 11, 2026

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

Ben Thomas May 8, 2022
We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, is a physically tight yet mentally...
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Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG) |Close-Up Film Review
 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.

Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman May 6, 2022
Like a warm comforting duvet, the second Downton Abbey film – a spin-off from the TV series...
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Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth (15) | Close-Up Film Review
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Your Mum and Dad: A Devastating Truth (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Ben Thomas April 25, 2022
Your Mum and Dad is a documentary film combining multiple personal stories of intergenerational trauma, woven together...
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent  (15) | Close-up film Review
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent  (15) | Close-up film Review

Carol Allen April 22, 2022
Anyone, but particularly an actor, who doesn’t take themselves too seriously, has my respect and liking.  In this...
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True Things  (15) Close-Up Film Review
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True Things  (15) Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen March 31, 2022
Writer/director Harry Wootliff’s first feature film Only You was an intimate and sensitively handled relationship drama about a couple...
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