At Eternity’s Gate (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
There have been a number of films over the years dealing with the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, going back to Kirk Douglas as Vincent in Lust for Life (1956).
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Willem Dafoe
Murder on the Orient Express (12A) | Home Ents Review
Apart from his awful, huge moustache, Kenneth Branagh, in his own adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, is an absolute delight. Branagh directs a stellar cast in this new version of the 1934 novel.
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The Great Wall (3D) (12A) | Close-Up Film Review
This is truly an epic film. The huge vistas of the Great Wall and lovely countryside around it are the best thing about this film. Seeing it in Imax it can be truly appreciated. The 3D effect works particularly well in the battle scenes – of which there are many – when objects fly towards the audience.
Read moreDog Eat Dog (18) | Close-Up Film Review
There’s something fascinating about watching Dog Eat Dog. Is it that it’s quite appealing to see famous actors over-expend themselves on low-concept material? Or see them acting brutally, in an amoral mode?
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John Wick (15) Close-Up Film Review
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a retired hit man who has left his violent past behind to be with his
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