Close-UpFilm https://close-upfilm.co.uk/ Latest Film Reviews Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:09:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/close-upfilm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-logo-new-1-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Close-UpFilm https://close-upfilm.co.uk/ 32 32 Rental Family (12) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/rental-family-12a-film-review/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=18685 Brendan Fraser stars as Philip, an American actor living in Tokyo and without a lot of work, apart from a bizarre toothpaste commercial.  

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]]> Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star centenary season https://close-upfilm.co.uk/marilyn-monroe-self-made-star-centenary-season/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:34:01 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19522 The cultural phenomenon of Marilyn Monroe has endured for generations, though she is often reduced to a sex symbol frozen in time, or a tragic figure with a focus on the scandals.

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]]> Queer East Festival 2026 programme https://close-upfilm.co.uk/queer-east-festival-2026-programme/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:27:24 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19519 This five-week celebration includes feature films, shorts, documentaries, and moving image work, exploring East and Southeast Asia’s ever-evolving queer landscape.

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]]> A Pale View of Hills (12A) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/a-pale-view-of-hills-12a-film-review/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:40:54 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19515 The film has some great cinematography and the acting is uniformly good.

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]]> Manchester Film Festival celebrates landmark year https://close-upfilm.co.uk/manchester-film-festival-celebrates-landmark-year/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:18:31 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19512 This year’s celebration of film saw record crowds with the most successful edition in 12 years

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]]> Vampyros Lesbos/ She Killed in Ecstasy (18) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/vampyros-lesbos-she-killed-in-ecstasy-18-film-review/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:12:13 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19509 I think a comparison with David Lynch helps fix what is special about these films.

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]]> They Will Kill You (15) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/they-will-kill-you-15-film-review/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:04:20 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19506 They Will Kill You  sits comfortably within the wheelhouse of Quentin Tarantino’s stylized hyper-violence and razor-sharp pacing.

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]]> Guillermo del Toro season to celebrate BFI Fellowship https://close-upfilm.co.uk/guillermo-del-toro-season-to-celebrate-bfi-fellowship/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:59:20 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19503 The BFI will award Guillermo del Toro his BFI Fellowship at the annual BFI Chair’s dinner, hosted by BFI Chair Jay Hunt, OBE in London on 6 May.

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]]> Two Prosecutors (12A) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/two-prosecutors-12a-film-review/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:45:13 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19499 This is a very disturbing film, conducted in a series of almost stately sequences, each one building on the disquiet of the previous.

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]]> Orwell: 2+2=5 (15) Film Review https://close-upfilm.co.uk/orwell-225-15-film-review/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:37:02 +0000 https://close-upfilm.co.uk/?p=19496 While some may criticise its alarmist tone, "Orwell: 2+2=5" serves as a powerful call to remind us that the fight for freedom is an ongoing struggle for mankind.

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