February 16, 2026

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Twisters  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.  

Twisters  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen August 28, 2024 1
Twisters describes itself as a “current day chapter” of the 1996 blockbuster Twister.   Which means a similar story about  dedicated tornado...
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Made in England: The films of Powell and Pressburger (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Made in England: The films of Powell and Pressburge

Made in England: The films of Powell and Pressburger (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman August 15, 2024 0
This is a film for anyone who is interested in the history of filmmaking, important directors and...
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The Trouble with Jessica  (15) |Close-Up Film Review
 This elegant albeit often foul mouthed dark satire with a touch of farce is a nicely polished exercise in middle class guilt and self-loathing, which is reminiscent in some ways of Yasmina Reza's play turned into film, Carnage.

The Trouble with Jessica  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen July 9, 2024 0
This elegant albeit often foul mouthed dark satire with a touch of farce is a nicely polished...
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Kingdom of the Planet  of the Apes  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 This latest in what has become the Planet of the Apes franchise is remarkable for its stunning make up technology – a far cry from the actors in ape masks and hairy suits of yore – but somewhat disappointing in its story. 

Kingdom of the Planet  of the Apes  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen June 23, 2024 0
This latest in what has become the Planet of the Apes franchise is remarkable for its stunning make up...
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Godzilla x Kong – The New Empire  (12) |Close-Up Film Review
 Despite sharing star billing in the title, this is very much Kong’s movie.  Godzilla doesn’t really come into his own until the climactic battle the audience has been waiting for, when the two titans of the “MonsterVerse” join forces to save the world from extinction.

Godzilla x Kong – The New Empire  (12) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen May 8, 2024 1
Despite sharing star billing in the title, this is very much Kong’s movie.  Godzilla doesn’t really come into...
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