Contributions from Abbey Bender | Little White Lies

Contributor Abbey Bender

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Interviews

Parker Posey: ‘I’m nostalgic for how to really meet people. It’s so different now’

by Abbey Bender

As sem­i­nal 90s cult movie Par­ty Girl receives a 4K restora­tion, Park­er Posey reflects on her first star­ring role and nos­tal­gia for the New York City of the past.
Vivid swirls of red, yellow, and blue against a dark backdrop.
Review

The Image Book

by Abbey Bender

A unique, typ­i­cal­ly oblique late-career won­der from French mas­ter New Wave god­head Jean-Luc Godard.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Dramatic black-and-white image of a man in a dark cloak and a woman in a white dress.
Review

Mansfield 66/67

by Abbey Bender

Jayne Mansfield’s affair with the head of the Church of Satan is the focus of this com­pelling Hol­ly­wood doc.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Crowded beach scene with people sitting on towels, umbrellas in the background.
Review

Dina

by Abbey Bender

An autis­tic cou­ple are the sub­ject of this com­pelling­ly uncon­ven­tion­al Sun­dance-win­ning doc.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Glamorous couple dining at a formal table, man in a tuxedo, woman in an orange dress and fur stole.
In Praise Of

Why I love Jayne Mansfield’s performance in The Girl Can’t Help It

by Abbey Bender

She exudes sassy fem­i­nin­i­ty in this clas­sic musi­cal comedy.
Two women in a lavishly furnished room, one lying on a couch and the other kneeling beside her.
Review

The Handmaiden

by Abbey Bender

Park Chan-wook’s sump­tu­ous erot­ic thriller is among his bold­est works to date.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women sit in the back of a car, one looking thoughtful with her hand on her head.
Review

Grandma

by Abbey Bender

Lily Tom­lin puts in a mem­o­rable per­for­mance as the sweary star of this charm­ing road movie.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect