The irrelevance of gender in the films of Pedro Almodóvar

By Meghana Kandlur

In the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, gender proves more fluid and arbitrary than in much of contemporary cinema.

LWLies 104: The Blink Twice issue – Out now!

By Little White Lies

The great Naomi Ackie graces the vibrant cover of our new issue celebrating Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.

Zoë Kravitz: ‘Directing is what I’ve always wanted to do’

By Leila Latif

The co-writer, producer and director of Blink Twice reflects on the long journey her first feature took from idea to actualisation.

Features

Shuchi Talati: ‘I grew up in a context where there was so much shame around female sexuality’

By Leila Latif

The writer/director of lilting coming-of-age yarn, Girls Will be Girls, stresses the importance of capturing human intimacy with an air of authenticity.

Why is English-language cinema so obsessed with remakes?

By Anita Markoff

As a new version of Christian Tafdrup's chilling 2022 horror Speak No Evil hits cinemas, we explore the cult of the Anglicised remake.

Carol Kane: ’I feel very old and very young at the same time‘

By Nick Newman

The acting legend and star of Between the Temples shoots the breeze on acting your age, keeping artistically active, and being super creative with John and Gena.

Nightbitch – first-look review

By Jourdain Searles

Amy Adams is on great form in Marielle Heller's adaptation of Rachel Yoder's novel about a new mother who is alarmed discover she is turning into a dog.

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Reviews

The Substance review – as shallow as the very thing it’s critiquing

By Hannah Strong

Coralie Fargeat's supposed satire on Hollywood's impossible standards for women is an ultimately unpleasant and ugly screed against those that try to play the game.

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Girls Will Be Girls review – sympathetic to teendom

By Natasha Jagger

Shuchi Talati's sensitive Sundance sensation focuses on a teenage girl in North India who experiences first love amid clashing with her mother.

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My Favourite Cake review – a charming slice-of-life film

By Fatima Sheriff

An elderly woman discovers romance again in Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha's touching dramedy.

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Will & Harper – a charming but impersonal road trip movie

By Juan Barquin

Will Ferrell and his best friend Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip, reflecting on Steele's experiences as a recently out trans woman, in Josh Greenbaum's meandering but sweet documentary.

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Speak No Evil review – an effective game of cat and mouse

By David Jenkins

James McAvoy is a blast as the overly-friendly patriarch who invites unwitting tourists back to his west country stack for fun and games.

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In Camera review – a star is born in Nabhaan Rizwan

By Hannah Strong

Naqqash Khalid’s inventive feature debut is a spiky take on navigating the British film industry as a non-white actor.

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