Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

Contributor Anton Bitel

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Koko-di Koko-da

by Anton Bitel

A grieving couple embark on a camping trip in writer/​director Johannes Nyholm’s folkloric psychological horror.

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How The Man Who Laughs redefined early horror cinema

by Anton Bitel

Paul Leni’s 1928 chiller, starring Conrad Veidt as a grinning carnival performer, is one of the most important films of the late silent era.
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Why Flash Gordon remains a singularly joyous comic book adaptation

by Anton Bitel

With its camp aesthetic and winking humour, Mike Hodges’ swash-buckling space romp is undeniably a product of its time.
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Make Up

by Anton Bitel

A Cornish caravan park provides the backdrop to a young woman’s sexual (re)awakening in Claire Oakley’s impressive debut.

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Why The Game remains David Fincher’s trickiest thriller

by Anton Bitel

The director’s 1997 film contains a sly parody of the capitalist ideals underpinning the American Dream.
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Discover the anarchic fun of this genre-defying Hong Kong blockbuster

by Anton Bitel

Ricky Lau’s 1985 hit Mr Vampire deftly combines knockabout comedy, martial arts, monster horror and wacky dancing.
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Discover the sly social critique of this Reagan-era teen thriller

by Anton Bitel

Sean S Cunningham’s The New Kids sees James Spader terrorise a group of upwardly-mobile youths.
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Discover the tender romance of this backwoods monster movie

by Anton Bitel

After Midnight confirms co-directors Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella as among most exciting talents working in American independent horror today.
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Discover the out-of-time futurism of this ’90s Philip K Dick adaptation

by Anton Bitel

Christian Duguay’s Screamers, starring RoboCop’s Peter Weller, was originally conceived back in 1981.
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Discover the dark side of virtual reality is this modern tech thriller

by Anton Bitel

Yedidya Gorsetman’s 2018 film Empathy, Inc explores themes of identity, alterity and technophobia.

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