Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

Contributor Anton Bitel

Review

Overlord

by Anton Bitel

Two US soldiers make a surprising discovery behind enemy lines in this World War Two horror from Julius Avery.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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How Candyman reflected the fears of urban society

by Anton Bitel

Bernard Rose’s cult 1992 horror, based on a Clive Barker short story, tackles sex, class and race in inner-city Chicago.
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Discover the animalistic terror of George A Romero’s first studio movie

by Anton Bitel

The genre maestro’s 1998 Monkey Shines was dubbed ​‘An Experiment In Fear’ – and with good reason.
Festivals

Programmers Picks from the 2018 BFI London Film Festival

by Anton Bitel

Personal recommendations to seek out during the upcoming edition of the UK’s biggest film event.
In Praise Of

Cheap Thrills: In Praise of The Evil Dead

by Anton Bitel

On the envelope-pushing effects work of Sam Raimi’s hand-tooled gorefest, set for re-release this Halloween.
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Discover the deranged melodrama of this maternal horror

by Anton Bitel

Ted Post’s 1973 film The Baby takes the notion of the dysfunctional family to a whole other level.
Review

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

by Anton Bitel

Eli Roth’s latest offering is a Harry Potter-fied version of a 1950s haunted house horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Discover the ferocious insanity of this cult Japanese horror

by Anton Bitel

Teruo Ishii’s Horrors of Malformed Men contains one of cinema’s most straightforwardly stark raving villains.
Review

Upgrade

by Anton Bitel

A man finds himself aided in his quest for revenge by an unusual piece of tech in this slick thriller from Leigh Whannell.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Home Ents

Discover the ethical outrage of this erotic Japanese drama

by Anton Bitel

Akio Jissôji’s celebrated – and controversial – This Transient Life boldly challenges social convention.

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