Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Is our modern pain valid?’

By Darren Richman

The actor and writer/director of A Real Pain discusses his Polish heritage and the tricky prospect of filming scenes for a comedy drama in a concentration camp.

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part one

By Little White Lies

We've put together our annual preview of some exciting films to look out for in the next year.

LWLies 106: The Nickel Boys issue – Out now!

By Little White Lies

We celebrate the awesome power of RaMell Ross’s masterful, audacious adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winner.

Features

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Is our modern pain valid?’

By Darren Richman

The actor and writer/director of A Real Pain discusses his Polish heritage and the tricky prospect of filming scenes for a comedy drama in a concentration camp.

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part two

By Little White Lies

Here's the second half of our annual preview, featuring upcoming films from Lynne Ramsay, Bong Joon-ho and many more.

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part one

By Little White Lies

We've put together our annual preview of some exciting films to look out for in the next year.

Dylan in the Movies

By Taylor Burns

As Timothée Chalamet stars in A Complete Unknown, we assess Bob Dylan's idiosyncratic on-screen presence.

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Reviews

Architecton review – taps into the short-order nature of modern construction

By David Jenkins

Viktor Kossakovsky takes us on a journey through the concrete and stone that makes up much of our modern world.

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The Damned review – haunting but disappointing

By Billie Walker

A young widow in an Icelandic fishing village faces difficult decisions in Thordur Pallson's period folk horror.

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Babygirl review – intelligent, elegant adult filmmaking

By Hannah Strong

Halina Reijn's psychodrama sees Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a complex illicit affair.

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Maria review – a tender eulogy for a remarkable talent

By Hannah Strong

Angelina Jolie has never been better as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, captured in the final week of her life by Pablo Larraín's elegant biographical drama.

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The Girl With The Needle review – politically pertinent Gothic horror story

By David Jenkins

Magnus von Horn brings subtlety and empathy to the serial killer genre in this extraordinary true-life yarn.

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A Real Pain review – an amusing and compelling inquiry into human pain and suffering

By Katherine McLaughlin

Based on a trip he took to Poland with his own cousin, Jesse Eisenberg crafts a sensitive dramedy co-starring Kieran Culkin.

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