Contributions from Adam Woodward | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Woodward

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Review

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

by Adam Woodward

Guy Ritchie’s blokes-n-blades epic is big on style but light on substance.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Alien: Covenant

by Adam Woodward

Rid­ley Scott deliv­ers a baroque mon­ster movie that’s bet­ter than Prometheus.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Video

Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby reveal their comedy heroes

by Adam Woodward

The writer-stars of Mind­horn inter­view each oth­er about their com­ic influences.
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Review

Mindhorn

by Adam Woodward

Julian Bar­ratt gives the finest com­e­dy per­for­mance of his career in this hilar­i­ous caper.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Trailers

Watch the sublime trailer for Hirokazu Koreeda’s After the Storm

by Adam Woodward

The Japan­ese writer/​director returns with a typ­i­cal­ly bit­ter­sweet fam­i­ly drama.
Trailers

Kingsman: The Golden Circle get a blistering first trailer

by Adam Woodward

Eggsy is back with a shot­gun-wield­ing Chan­ning Tatum in-tow in Matthew Vaughn’s spy-spoof­ing sequel.
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Review

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

by Adam Woodward

A charm­ing romance anchors this hand­some box­ing dra­ma from direc­tor Juho Kuosmanen.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Fast and Furious 8

by Adam Woodward

Dwayne John­son ups the ante as the auto­mo­tive action fran­chise suc­cess­ful­ly nav­i­gates a tricky exis­ten­tial crossroads.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Cynthia Nixon: ‘It’s a juicy thing for an actor to get to do, a death scene’

by Adam Woodward

The star of A Qui­et Pas­sion reveals how she con­veyed her character’s men­tal and phys­i­cal pain.
Video

The Art of Practical Special Effects in Movies, with Dan Martin

by Adam Woodward

Watch Ben Wheatley’s go-to pros­thet­ic effects artist reveal the secrets of his craft.

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