April 11, 2026

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You’ve Been Trumped Too (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
 You’ve Been Trumped Too

You’ve Been Trumped Too (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman August 16, 2020
The first documentary film, made in 2011 showed how Donald Trump trampled on the wishes and needs...
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Life With Music (12)|Close-Up Film Review
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Life With Music (12)|Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman August 9, 2020
Come for Patrick Stewart, remain for the glorious music and lovely photography. Then stay longer to appreciate...
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Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (12) Close-Up Film Review
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Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (12) Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben July 22, 2020
Listless teenager Coincoin (Delhaye) is a cheeky chappy, sans doute. But his harassment by the local gendarmes...
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Fanny lye Deliver’d (18) | Close-Up Film Review
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Fanny lye Deliver’d (18) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman July 21, 2020
I first saw Fanny lye Deliver’d at the LFF in October 2019 and was impressed. Seeing it...
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The Girl with a Bracelet (15) Close-Up Film Review
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The Girl with a Bracelet (15) Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman July 12, 2020
Sometimes a film is so beautifully constructed that you overlook the obvious inconsistencies in the story. And...
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