Contributions from Adam Scovell | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Scovell

Shadowy figure in dark coat walks down a city street past parked cars and older buildings.
On Location

On Location: The Dalston house at the heart of Mike Leigh’s Naked

by Adam Scovell

Despite the wide­spread gen­tri­fi­ca­tion of east Lon­don, this qui­et street appears much as it did in 1993.
Three well-dressed people, two men and one woman, sitting at a table in a café or restaurant. The image is in black and white.
In Praise Of

The Fallen Idol is one of the great films about the loss of childhood innocence

by Adam Scovell

Car­ol Reed’s 1948 clas­sic cap­tures the tran­si­tion to adult­hood in all its con­tra­dic­tions and hypocrisies.
Three individuals seated at a table, a mural with a woman in a blue robe visible in the background.
In Praise Of

The psychosexual pleasures of David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers

by Adam Scovell

The director’s tale of twin gyne­col­o­gists is a gory study of the rela­tion­ship between the phys­i­cal and men­tal self.
Four people wearing bowler hats, white shirts, and trousers walking together on a paved path.
On Location

On Location: The brutalist tower blocks of A Clockwork Orange

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing the south­east Lon­don estate fea­tured in Stan­ley Kubrick’s 1971 film makes for a dystopi­an experience.
Woman in white gown and red shoes standing in shadowy alleyway.
In Praise Of

The dark heart of Powell and Pressburger’s The Red Shoes

by Adam Scovell

The British film­mak­ing pair’s 1948 mas­ter­piece is an ele­gant bal­let of myth and fairy tale.
Stern-faced man in cowboy hat and suit, gazing intently in black and white.
If You Like...

Five essential Orson Welles films for each decade of his career

by Adam Scovell

Revis­it­ing the icon­ic director’s work every 10 years, from Too Much John­son to Touch of Evil.
Black-and-white image of a man and woman in formal attire outdoors.
In Praise Of

Why Bringing Up Baby is my favourite classic Hollywood comedy

by Adam Scovell

Howard Hawks’ screw­ball is one of the first tru­ly great sound comedies.
A woman in a black dress walking on a crowded city street, with a shop called "Fleurs" visible in the background.
In Praise Of

How Cleo from 5 to 7 portrays a city under the female gaze

by Adam Scovell

A curios­i­ty in the every­day pow­ers Agnès Varda’s mas­ter­ful sec­ond feature.
A black and white portrait of a young woman with long, windswept hair and an intense gaze.
In Praise Of

Why George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead still gets under our skin

by Adam Scovell

Released 50 years ago, the director’s lo-fi debut is filled with potent imagery and polit­i­cal resonance.
Fierce, monstrous creature with gaping jaws and sharp fangs emerging from smoke and fog.
In Praise Of

In praise of Night of the Demon: Jacques Tourneur’s proto-folk horror

by Adam Scovell

The director’s 1957 occult clas­sic con­tin­ues to cast a long, sin­is­ter shad­ow over hor­ror cinema.