Contributions from Adam Woodward | Little White Lies

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Incoming

Steven Soderbergh is back in the driving seat for Logan Lucky

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor has come out of retire­ment for a Chan­ning Tatum star­ring NASCAR comedy.
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Film Music

Listen to the Stranger Things original series soundtrack

by Adam Woodward

The record­ing fea­tures music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of S U R V I V E.
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Review

David Brent: Life on the Road

by Adam Woodward

Ricky Ger­vais revives his most famous – and cringe­wor­thy – com­ic cre­ation in this lam­en­ta­ble spin-off.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Pete’s Dragon

by Adam Woodward

Disney’s daz­zling ode to child­hood inno­cence and the pow­er of imag­i­na­tion will make your heart soar.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two costumed figures, a man with a skull mask and a woman with dyed hair and a T-shirt, holding firearms in a dark room.
Review

Suicide Squad

by Adam Woodward

DC’s freak show rodeo is an under­cooked, car­toon­ish romp that reveals a great deal about mod­ern moviemaking.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Meet the designer behind your favourite movie title sequences

by Adam Woodward

Typog­ra­phy titan Dan Per­ri dis­cuss­es some of his most icon­ic designs – from Rag­ing Bull to Star Wars.
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Dreaming Big

Why War of the Worlds is the greatest blockbuster of the 21st century

by Adam Woodward

Steven Spielberg’s alien inva­sion epic offers a bold­ly per­son­al take on a con­tem­po­rary glob­al crisis.
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Journeys

Meet the forward-thinking creatives leading Finnish cinema’s charge

by Adam Woodward

Aki Kau­ris­mä­ki is still king, but emerg­ing voic­es at both ends of the scale are ensur­ing a bright future for this small Scan­di­na­vian nation.
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Review

Becoming Zlatan

by Adam Woodward

Sweden’s mono-monikered foot­balling mes­si­ah gets his very own doc­u­men­tary pro­file. And it’s absolute­ly top-drawer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Independence Day: Resurgence

by Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s shame­less­ly sen­ti­men­tal fran­chise reboot is big, dumb and a total blast.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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