Helena Zengel Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

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A young girl with blonde plaits wearing a yellow jacket holds a blue-eyed furry creature against a rocky backdrop.
Review

The Legend of Ochi review – well-crafted but tame family adventure

by Isaac Feldberg

A shy young girl embarks on a mis­sion to save a mys­ti­cal crea­ture in Isa­iah Sax­on’s throw­back to the days of Amblin greatness.

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In Retrospect
Horse-drawn wagons and people on horseback in a dusty desert landscape, with mountains visible in the background.
Review

News of the World

by Charles Bramesco

Tom Han­ks sad­dles up for a clas­si­cal­ly-styled west­ern about a Civ­il War vet­er­an who res­cues an orphaned girl.

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3
In Retrospect
Blonde girl in red coat sitting in chair.
Review

System Crasher

by Millicent Thomas

Nora Fingscheidt’s nar­ra­tive debut fol­lows a wild child who’s been failed by Germany’s fos­ter system.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect