Steven Yeun Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

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Three young people standing in a desert landscape, one wearing a baseball shirt and the others in casual attire.
Review

Nope

by Rógan Graham

A broth­er and sis­ter attempt to record proof of extra-ter­res­tri­al life in Jor­dan Peele’s ambi­tious, expert­ly-craft­ed blockbuster.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two older men sitting at a table, one with grey hair and glasses, the other with long hair, speaking to each other.
Review

The Humans

by Saffron Maeve

A whole­some fam­i­ly gath­er­ing becomes a claus­tro­pho­bic cham­ber piece in the hands of first-time direc­tor Stephen Karam.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two Asian children playing on a rope swing in a field.
Review

Minari

by Kambole Campbell

This gor­geous semi-mem­oir fil­ters the ragged glo­ry of the Amer­i­can Dream through a fam­i­ly of South Kore­an immi­grant farmers.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Distorted human figure in blue hues, partially obscured by fractured glass or ice.
Review

Burning

by Trevor Johnston

Lee Chang-dong’s sly take on a Haru­ki Muraka­mi short sto­ry is a slow-burn mys­tery touched by genius.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect