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Venom:  The Last Dance  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 The comic book superheroes when they first appeared were a novelty to UK audiences, who hadn’t been brought up on Marvel.   

Venom:  The Last Dance  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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The comic book superheroes when they first appeared were a novelty to UK audiences, who hadn’t been...
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 Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is now a widowed mother of two children - 10-year-old Billy (Casper Knopf) and 6-year-old Mabel (Mila Jankovic), her husband, human rights lawyer Mark Darcy, having been killed on a humanitarian mission in the Sudan.   

Bridget Jones:  Mad About The Boy (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 12, 2025
Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is now a widowed mother of two children - her husband, human rights lawyer...
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