Disobedience (15) | Close-Up Film Review
The film deals very sensitively with issues of an orthodox religion and its dictates coming into conflict with the modern world.
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Rachel McAdams
Game Night (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Fiercely competitive couple Max (Bateman) and Annie (McAdams) have put the snacks out, the beers are in the fridge, and once their friends Kevin and Michelle (Morris and Bunbury) and dunderhead Ryan (Magnusson) arrive, their weekly Game Night can begin.
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Doctor Strange (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
This latest addition to the Marvel comics’ cinematic canon is a handsome looking beast, which benefits from a classy, largely British cast in the main roles and really stunning special effects.
Read moreSpotlight (15) | Home Ents Review
The news story that earned The Boston Globe the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003 is dramatised by some of Hollywood’s best in this film which was Academy Award-winning for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
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Spotlight (15) | Close-Up Film Review
The subject sounds distasteful but the film is actually a true and well-made account of the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in Boston, brought to light in 2002 by a remarkable team of investigators working for ‘Spotlight’ at the Boston Globe. The disclosure didn’t just shock Boston but had a wider impact on the whole of America and indeed on the rest of the world.
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Southpaw (15) | Close-Up Film Review
[/stextbox]Straight off the bat, Southpaw is not the next Rocky, nor Raging Bull. The reason for that is simple; there have been forty years of boxing-related movies since Rocky and Raging Bull.
Read moreInterview: Jake Gyllenhaal Chats About Southpaw
Dan Woburn sat down with the ever-impressive Jake Gyllenhaal to discuss his latest film Southpaw. From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua
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