Poor Things (18) |Close Up Film Review
Emma Stone gives the most amazing portrayal of the heroine of this film, Bella Baxter.
Read MoreEmma Stone gives the most amazing portrayal of the heroine of this film, Bella Baxter.
Read MoreSpotless, seamless perfection, Dark Winds is all you could hope for from a streaming series. And don’t worry if your faith in the po-po isn’t what it used to be and has spoiled your appetite for police dramas.
Read MoreMercy Falls is great fun. You’ll enjoy screaming at the plot holes, you’ll cheer the climbing pick gorings and the stock characters given a breath of life by sprightly acting and soft Scottish accents.
Read MoreThe film is based on the true life story of World War Two veteran Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine), who hit the headlines in 2014, when he did a runner from the care home where he lived with his wife Rene (Glenda Jackson) in order to take part in the 70th anniversary war veterans commemoration ceremony in Normandy.
Read MoreIt is a pity this documentary is not getting a theatrical release as it is lavishly illustrated with clips from Hudson’s films which still look great on the big screen.
Read MorePerhaps the most disturbing thing about Cobweb is that its central character is an eight year old child with distinctly creepy parents. Which make it in many ways a story of child abuse, though abuse not just by humans but by eerie, scuttling horror film things too.
Read MoreThis first feature film from Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou, who have a big teen following down under with their comedy/horror channel on YouTube, is a good choice for young people wanting a scary night out.
Read MoreBeau is Afraid is similar in theme and ambition to Stephen Spielberg’s AI, both being an odyssey undertaken by a vulnerable male personality with mother issues – and both being very, very long.
Read MoreThe story is set in 1944 in the harshly beautiful landscape of Lapland. Knowing they are losing the war. the German troops, looting and burning as they go, are on the run from the Finns, veterans of their brutal war with Russia.
Read MoreUtterly unlikeable and all the more striking for that, one of the weirder Elizabeth Taylor star vehicles has been restored in 4K and unleashed to mess with our heads.
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