The Batman (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Robert Pattinson takes on the role of Batman in the new Marvel comic hero film, The Batman. He is Bruce Wayne/Batman in the first of a new series.
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The Batman (15) |Close-Up Film Review
The Batman released nationwide on 4th March 2022
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes “The Batman,” with director Matt Reeves (the “Planet of the Apes” films) at the helm and with Robert Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse,” “Good Time”) starring as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne.
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Widows (15) | Close-Up Film Review
There are three main things going for this film. Firstly, it is very well directed by Steve McQueen. Secondly, the movie has a terrific cast of mainly women. And lastly, it has an excellent script written by McQueen together with Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl).
Read moreThe Killing of a Sacred Deer (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
You might think from the startling opening shot of a human heart exposed and beating, that the sacred deer is about to be killed. It is an omen of what is to come but that shot is ostensibly to establish the fact that Steven Murphy (Farrell) is a heart surgeon – and a very successful one, which is evident from his lifestyle
Read moreThe Beguiled (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
Director Sofia Coppola has given us a movie that is lovely to look at and acted with finesse by a top raft of actors. The script, by Coppola, is intelligent and even the length of the film is just right.
Read moreFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
A fantastic film…well almost, but because it is the first of a series of five new scripts that JK Rowling has written, it is not altogether perfect. There are characters and mention of events which I am sure will be more fully explained in the subsequent movies.
Read moreThe Lobster (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Well what can we say about The Lobster. What can we not say? A film like nothing you have never seen before, while the film’s resemblance to the director’s earlier 2009 film Dogtooth may be startling, The Lobster represents another genre entirely in today’s current film market.
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