Contributions from Adam Solomons | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Solomons

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Review

Rebellion

by Adam Solomons

This fly-on-the-wall doc­u­men­tary is a dicey, dis­ap­point­ing look at the incen­di­ary eco-rebels known as Extinc­tion Rebellion.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Why Philadelphia remains a flawed but vital portrayal of the AIDS crisis

by Adam Solomons

Jonathan Demme’s 1993 dra­ma played an impor­tant role in bring­ing straight audi­ences up to speed with the epidemic.
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Festivals

Tantura and Descendant reckon with troubling elements of Israeli and US history

by Adam Solomons

Two of the best doc­u­men­taries at Sun­dance probe the messy lega­cies of nations’ found­ing epochs.
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Review

A Hero

by Adam Solomons

Asghar Farhadi’s excep­tion­al Iran-cen­tred dra­ma is a soul­ful reflec­tion on the moral­i­ty of crime.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Lost Illusions – first-look review

by Adam Solomons

Xavier Giannoli’s pris­tine adap­ta­tion of Balzac’s ​‘Illu­sions Per­dues’ is a raunchy romp through post-Rev­o­lu­tion France.
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Festivals

Hold Me Tight – first-look review

by Adam Solomons

Math­ieu Amalric’s engross­ing fam­i­ly dra­ma is fur­ther proof that Vicky Krieps is one of the world’s most excit­ing actors.
Two people, a man and a boy, walking together on a street.
Festivals

A Hero – first-look review

by Adam Solomons

Asghar Farhadi’s excep­tion­al Iran-cen­tred dra­ma is a soul­ful reflec­tion on the moral­i­ty of crime.