Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

Contributor Anton Bitel

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Review

Alice Through the Looking Glass

by Anton Bitel

There’s charm, humour and no shortage of strangeness in this radical rewriting of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Jeremy Saulnier: ‘The motivations for the violence are all very practical’

by Anton Bitel

The Green Room director offers some sage advice on how to ride the wave of your first indie hit.
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Home Ents

Discover the post-traumatic insanity of this atheist horror

by Anton Bitel

William Peter Blatty’s madballs directorial debut, The Ninth Configuration, is finally available on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Home Ents

Discover the eerie mystery of this lost erotic horror

by Anton Bitel

José Ramón Larraz’s chilling 1974 film Symptoms is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this month.
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Home Ents

Discover the radical world view of this apocalyptic exorcist movie

by Anton Bitel

Marc Carreté’s Barcelona-set horror debut Asmodexia is out on DVD this month.
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Review

High-Rise

by Anton Bitel

Ben Wheatley serves up a sensational 21st century satire that’s funny and frightening in equal measure.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Home Ents

Discover the postmodern wit of this mesmerising metahorror

by Anton Bitel

David Winters’ self-reflexive slasher from 1982, The Last Horror Film, is now available on DVD.
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Review

The Ones Below

by Anton Bitel

Director David Farr delivers a top-notch domestic drama starring a maternally-conflicted Clémence Poésy.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Family fragments and domestic disruptions at Glasgow FrightFest

by Anton Bitel

Norwegian disaster movie The Wave was among the highlights of Scotland’s annual carnival of genre.
Trailers

Watch the trailer for a new restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s Ran

by Anton Bitel

A restored 4k print of this classic Japanese war movie is coming to cinemas this April.