April 3, 2026

Zendaya

Dune:  Part Two  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Denis Villeneuve’s vision knocks run of the mill sci fi spectaculars based on comic book characters and such  into a cocked hat, because Dune 2 and its predecessor are so  intelligently imaginative in their vision. 

Dune:  Part Two  (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 29, 2024
Denis Villeneuve’s vision knocks run of the mill sci fi spectaculars based on comic book characters and...
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Malcolm and Marie (15) | Close-Up Film Review
 Malcolm and Marie (15)

Malcolm and Marie (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen February 4, 2021
In writer/director Sam Levinson’s two hander, film director Malcolm (John David Washington) and his partner Marie (Zendaya)...
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