Contributions from Adam Woodward | Little White Lies

Contributor Adam Woodward

Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a pebbly beach overlooking the sea.
Review

Brighton Rock

by Adam Woodward

Rowan Joffe deliv­ers a stale and soapy rehash when he should have dared to dream bigger.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Shadowy silhouette of a person with swirling patterns overlaid, set against a dark blue background.
Long Read

The AI List

by Adam Woodward

It’s the new tech­nol­o­gy that has hollywood’s top stars run­ning scared, but will vir­tu­al actors ever take the place of the real thing?
Two women sitting on a couch, one woman with glasses appears to be older while the other woman has her arm around her.
Review

The Kids Are All Right

by Adam Woodward

Annette Ben­ing and Julianne Moore shine in this sear­ing­ly fun­ny tale of mid­dle-age anxiety.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in green shirt and young boy in kitchen
Review

The Town

by Adam Woodward

The Town’s true colours are there, but you’ll have to scratch through a lay­er of Hol­ly­wood gloss to see them.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair wearing a red floral earring and a cross necklace, looking directly at the camera.
Review

Certified Copy

by Adam Woodward

For all its poet­ry and cin­e­mat­ic beau­ty, Cer­ti­fied Copy offers lit­tle gratification.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three men in military garb, one with a bandana and a serious expression, standing together.
Review

The Expendables

by Adam Woodward

Sav­ing the world and get­ting the girl might still be all in day’s work, but it now comes at a price: dignity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Elderly man and young woman conversing on a park bench.
Review

Whatever Works

by Adam Woodward

Lar­ry David might be plug­ging a gap between Curb series, but Woody Allen can do much better.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man with dark curly hair sitting thoughtfully, chin resting on his hand, against a blurred background.
Review

Greenberg

by Adam Woodward

With its wispy idio­syn­crasy and sharp, bit­ing humour, Green­berg may well win over the Baum­bach cynics.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three adults in formal attire, holding orange umbrellas, against a grey backdrop.
Review

The Brothers Bloom

by Adam Woodward

As Rian Johnson’s dif­fi­cult sec­ond album, The Broth­ers Bloom is more an anti-cli­max than a letdown.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young boy in a checked shirt sits in a room with a lamp and artwork in the background.
Review

Life During Wartime

by Adam Woodward

Todd Solondz fam­i­ly reunion is just like any oth­er: forced, painful and underwhelming.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect