Contributions from Amy Bowker | Little White Lies

Contributor Amy Bowker

A woman wearing a purple hijab is sitting beside a bed, looking contemplative.
Review

Inversion

by Amy Bowker

Sahar Dolat­shahi shines in this under­stat­ed Iran­ian dra­ma about famil­ial obligation.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
A man holding a professional video camera, with a focused expression on his face.
Incoming

Why didn’t Netflix let Bong Joon-ho shoot Okja on 35mm?

by Amy Bowker

The direc­tor has spo­ken out about the stream­ing giant’s involve­ment in his lat­est project.
Image shows a formal dining table setting. Three people are seated - an older man wearing a black suit and hat, and two younger women, one with curly hair and one with straight hair, all seated at the table.
Review

Whiskey Galore!

by Amy Bowker

This remake of the quaint Eal­ing com­e­dy caper from 1949 fails to jus­ti­fy its existence.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Woman wearing red patterned swimsuit, leaning on wooden structure outdoors.
Incoming

Greta Gerwig boards Mia Hansen-Løve’s English-language debut

by Amy Bowker

Bergman Island is inspired by the life of the leg­endary Swedish director.
Trailers

Robert Pattinson is unrecognisable in the Good Time trailer

by Amy Bowker

The Safdie Broth­ers are back with a hyp­not­ic-look­ing New York crime drama.
Two people embracing, one with short dark hair and the other with long light-coloured hair.
Incoming

Take a first look at Xavier Dolan’s first English-language film

by Amy Bowker

The cel­e­brat­ed Québé­cois direc­tor is back with The Death and Life of John F Donovan.
Black and white portrait of two individuals in profile, a man and a woman, both wearing formal attire.
Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour mono­chrome melo­dra­ma is the lat­est from genre-hop­ping French work­horse, François Ozon.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Man singing and playing electric guitar on stage, with microphone and blue lighting.
Incoming

Thom Yorke is scoring the Suspiria remake

by Amy Bowker

The Radio­head front­man will pro­vide music for Luca Guadagnino’s upcom­ing re-imag­in­ing of Dario Argento’s cult classic.
Trailers

The Hitman’s Bodyguard gets a rollicking trailer

by Amy Bowker

Watch Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jack­son wreak hav­oc in this action-com­e­dy caper.
Silhouetted figure seated at control panels in dimly lit, futuristic sci-fi environment.
Incoming

Ridley Scott is already working on the sequel to Alien: Covenant

by Amy Bowker

Film­ing will begin with­in ​‘the next 14 months’ accord­ing to the director.