Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

Contributor Anton Bitel

Two astronaut-like figures in white suits standing over a prone figure on a dusty ground, with an old car in the background.
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Discover the pressure-cooker tension of this alien invasion thriller

by Anton Bitel

Robert Wise’s 1971 sci-fi The Andromeda Strain tapped into space race and Cold War anxieties.
A woman in a black top riding a bicycle on a path in an autumnal forest, with warm yellow and orange leaves on the trees.
Review

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by Anton Bitel

A teenager exacts revenge on her sister’s cyber stalker in Sarah Pirozek’s socially-conscious thriller.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Dark silhouette of a person in a long coat walking down a staircase.
Review

Ma

by Anton Bitel

Octavia Spencer reckons with teenage trauma in this suspenseful and darkly funny smalltown horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a dark environment holding a video camera, with red-painted lips and an intense expression on her face.
Home Ents

Discover the director’s cut of Olivier Assays’ Demonlover

by Anton Bitel

The French filmmaker explores the dark side of the internet age in this erotic thriller from 2002.
Dark silhouette of a monstrous creature in a hazy, turquoise underwater scene.
Review

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

by Anton Bitel

The third instalment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise is a clash of the titans on an epic scale.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits sitting on a blue motorcycle, one with his head in his hands.
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Discover the punkish energy of manga-inspired coming of ager

by Anton Bitel

Toshiaki Toyoda’s Blue Spring perfectly captures the fleeting excitement of youth.
A woman with short, dark hair wearing a black top, looking serious and pensive while on a boat at sea.
Review

Styx

by Anton Bitel

Susanne Wolff plays a woman lost at sea in this smart nautical allegory from Wolfgang Fischer.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in beige dress silhouetted against dark background with blurred figures in the distance.
Review

Thriller

by Anton Bitel

This retro-styled slasher from first-time director Dallas Jackson has a distinctly modern flavour.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Muscular, shirtless man in dark environment with tattoos and goggles.
Review

Hellboy

by Anton Bitel

Neil Marshall’s reboot finds our red-skinned hero caught on the horn’s of his own destined dilemma.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a woman looking down at a man lying on a surface.
Home Ents

Discover the feminist subtext of this Finnish folk horror

by Anton Bitel

A newlywed woman is transformed into a vampiric beast in Erik Blomberg’s supernatural tale.