The Legend of Barney Thomson (15) | Film Review
Carlyle’s feature film debut as a director, in which he also takes the title role, is an interesting exercise in
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The Legend of Barney Thomson (15) | Film Review
Macbeth (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Australian director Kurzel, here making his second feature film, has a background as a theatre designer and he has certainly brought a very clear and dramatic visual signature to this adaptation of Shakespeare’s story of the ruthless warrior of the title, who, egged on by his wife, ruthlessly murders his way to the Scottish crown.
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Capture The Flag (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
The last time an animation blasted audiences to the moon with such a casual disregard for physics or the plausibility of the astronauts (or astro–dogs/lizards) was Aardman’s A Grand Day Out, 26 years ago. While it has been one giant leap from stop- to digital animation for Paramount’s Capture The Flag, it stumbles short in the narrative and struggles to push any of the boundaries of modern conventional children’s movies.
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A Bigger Splash (15) | Close-Up Film Review
This is an intelligent film made for adults with a superb cast of brilliant actors. What more can you ask for? Well, you can ask for a well-written script with humour and seriousness combined, which you have got here and a story that has some mystery and unfolds in a fascinating way.
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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.
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Awaiting (18) | Home Ents Review
Writer/Director Mark Murphy’s second feature, Awaiting is a watchable psychological horror starring Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, Gladiator) and Diana Vickers
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (PG) | Home Ents Review
OK, let’s see if I’ve got this straight. There’s this bloke called Buckaroo Banzai – so-called because he’s half-American and Half Japanese – and he’s testing his new jet-car in the Nevada desert – only he isn’t because it’s not really a jet car.
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death (12) | Home Ents Review
I remember seeing The Man Who Could Cheat Death at the cinema, and thinking it was great then. Whilst seeing it again now was enjoyable, sadly, after very many years it doesn’t seem quite so great, despite a nice transfer to Blu-ray Disc thanks to Eureka!.
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Project Almanac (12) | Home Ents Review
Executive produced by Michael Bay, Project Almanac takes the Chronicle route of showing a bunch of teens come across power beyond their control via found footage.
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Point Break (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
The 1991 film Point Break, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was so special that the whole movie and especially the performances of Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze remain in our memory. The remake, this time directed by Ericson Core, is a big disappointment.
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