Contributions from Adam Woodward | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Woodward

Four scantily-clad women posing suggestively alongside a man wearing sunglasses and casual attire.
Review

Spring Breakers

by Adam Woodward

Is this neon-hued apoc­a­lyp­tic par­ty movie Har­mo­ny Korine’s mas­ter­piece? We think it might be…

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a red dress standing with a man in a suit, surrounded by other people at what appears to be a formal event or gathering.
Review

In the House

by Adam Woodward

Lit­er­ary prodi­gy writes rings around his prof in the spry lat­est from arty teas­er François Ozon.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a woman and a man, standing near a grand piano in a room.
Review

Stoker

by Adam Woodward

Oper­at­ic style can’t paste over the mea­gre, far-fetched sub­stance in Old­boy direc­tor Park Chan-wook’s Eng­lish-lan­guage debut.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Muscular man with tattoos holding a handgun.
Review

Bullet to the Head

by Adam Woodward

Slam-bang action icons Wal­ter Hill and Sylvester Stal­lone bud­dy up for some mus­cle-flex­ing and gunplay.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, stand in front of a yellow school bus. The man wears a police uniform and has a stern expression.
Review

The Last Stand

by Adam Woodward

Arnie takes the stage as America’s last line of defence in Kim Jee-woon’s high­ly sat­is­fy­ing action romp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people standing outside at night, a man in a black jacket and a woman in the background.
Review

Jack Reacher

by Adam Woodward

Not even Wern­er Her­zog can’t save this slick but mediocre Tom Cruise vehicle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Person ice climbing on a frozen waterfall, wearing a yellow jacket.
Review

Chasing Ice

by Adam Woodward

Scenes of mass dev­as­ta­tion have rarely looked so gor­geous, but this hec­tor­ing doc could’ve done some­thing bet­ter with them.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in a floral dress seated in a cluttered room, looking pensive.
First Person

Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s guide to acting drunk

by Adam Woodward

The Smashed star talks us through the fine art of get­ting half-cut on camera.
A person sitting on the grass with a dog on a lead, near large boulders in the background.
Review

Sightseers

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor of Kill List and Down Ter­race returns with a camp com­e­dy caper about pair of cagoule-sport­ing ser­i­al killers.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man riding classic motorcycle on desert terrain.
Review

The Master

by Adam Woodward

Paul Thomas Anderson’s spir­i­tu­al post-war love sto­ry will restore your faith in cinema.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect