Contributions from Alex Denney | Little White Lies

Contributor Alex Denney

Young person petting a grey dog in a forest setting.

Can satire convert viewers into vegetarians?

by Alex Denney

With Okja, screen­writer Jon Ron­son and direc­tor Bong Joon-ho show the cost of eat­ing ani­mals. Will it change how you eat?
Two individuals in an embrace, a woman in an orange dress and a man in a checkered shirt, suggesting an intimate, romantic scene.
Not Movies

Remembering On the Air – David Lynch and Mark Frost’s doomed ’90s sitcom

by Alex Denney

The orig­i­nal cast and crew dis­cuss the mak­ing of this short-lived fol­low-up to Twin Peaks.
Cluttered office desk with books, electronics, and a silhouetted figure standing in the dim lighting.

The J-horror that predicted the rise of internet isolation

by Alex Denney

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s eeri­ly pre­scient 2001 film jour­neys to the heart of tech­no­log­i­cal darkness.
Individual in orange hazmat suit holding a sign that reads "HUMAN"

Can cinema teach us the true value of human communication?

by Alex Denney

Films like Arrival and Pater­son have plen­ty to say about the impor­tance of learn­ing how to listen.