Contributions from Aimee Knight | Little White Lies

Contributor Aimee Knight

Two young girls with curly hair, wearing colourful winter coats, looking serious.
Review

Petite Maman

by Aimee Knight

Céline Sci­amma puts a time-loop spin on the clas­sic com­ing-of-age tale with this gen­tle fam­i­ly fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person floating on a teal-coloured inflatable mattress in clear blue-green ocean water.
Review

Some Kind of Heaven

by Aimee Knight

This poignant doc­u­men­tary throws open the pearly gates of Florida’s largest retire­ment village.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two anthropomorphised green and pink monster characters with exaggerated features and expressions, wearing checked and yellow shirts against a textured brown background.
Not Movies

Jurassic Lark: The satirical genius of Jim Henson’s Dinosaurs

by Aimee Knight

Ani­ma­tron­ic pup­pets, sear­ing social com­men­tary, this short-lived ear­ly ​’90s sit­com had it all.
Person in blue hooded jacket standing in forest.
Review

Relic

by Aimee Knight

The spec­tre of demen­tia haunts Emi­ly Mor­timer and Bel­la Heath­cote in this taut Aus­tralian Gothic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two darkly robed figures in a mystical, otherworldly setting with glowing symbols and foliage.
Not Movies

Netflix’s The Dark Crystal series captures the essence of Henson’s original

by Aimee Knight

Age of Resis­tance hon­ours its pre­de­ces­sor visu­al­ly and spiritually.
Elderly person in director's chair on sandy beach, seagulls in background.
Review

Varda by Agnès

by Aimee Knight

The late doyenne of French cin­e­ma offers a per­son­al guide through her trea­sured oeuvre.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Green frog playing banjo in forest.
In Praise Of

The Muppet Movie at 40 – Jim Henson’s fuzzy testament to friendship

by Aimee Knight

The birth of the Mup­pet Cin­e­mat­ic Uni­verse remains a high water mark for fam­i­ly moviemaking.
Two men performing on stage, one playing an electric guitar and the other singing into a microphone.
Review

Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n Roll

by Aimee Knight

Bruce Spring­steen and Ste­vie Van Zandt delve into the ori­gins of the New Jer­sey sound.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in black dress sitting on rock formation, helicopter in background, mountainous landscape
Review

Woman at War

by Aimee Knight

An Ice­landic choir teacher stakes a stand against big busi­ness in this com­pelling eco-thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Impressive mountain landscape with a tall, rocky cliff face; person standing on a rocky outcrop in the foreground, wearing a red jumper.
Review

Free Solo

by Aimee Knight

A climber’s quest to sum­mit Yosemite’s El Cap­i­tan with­out ropes takes on a trou­bling ulte­ri­or motive.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A black and white image of a person singing into a microphone, with their head tilted back and hair blowing in the wind.
Review

Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits

by Aimee Knight

The world’s first all-girl punk rock­ers take the stage in this enter­tain­ing docu-profile.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a grassy field against a cloudy sky. The woman wears a long skirt and a beige top, and the man wears a hat and a light-coloured outfit. The image has a moody, atmospheric quality.
Review

Sweet Country

by Aimee Knight

War­wick Thornton’s gor­geous peri­od dra­ma cuts to the heart of Australia’s dark colo­nial past.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect