Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

Contributor Anton Bitel

A man standing in a vast, golden wheat field, with mountains in the background and a cloudy sky above.
Home Ents

Discover the strange romance of this alien invasion drama

by Anton Bitel

There lots to admire in Michael Shumway’s directorial debut about an all-out extra-terrestrial invasion.
Blurred face in red and orange tones, with a dark background.
Home Ents

Discover the psychological horrors of this microbudget slasher

by Anton Bitel

Derek Mungor’s perspective-flipping horror, You Are Not Alone, is available on Blu-ray and DVD this month.
Two figures in a forest, one in a yellow costume upside-down on a tree, the other standing and wearing a traditional costume.
Home Ents

Discover this Taiwanese epic that brought kung fu to the art-house

by Anton Bitel

King Hu’s seminal ​’70s wuxia is finally arriving on Blu-ray and DVD later this month.
A man with a beard and muscular build, wearing nothing but suspenders, stands in a forest setting.
Home Ents

Discover the crazed cult charm of Cannon’s Ninja Trilogy

by Anton Bitel

Classic ​’80s actioners Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination are coming to Blu-ray and DVD.
Closeup of a person with curly hair and closed eyes, illuminated by warm lighting.
Review

The Forbidden Room

by Anton Bitel

Lose yourself in the mind-bending majesty of Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s cine odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man wearing a crown and ornate robe in a dimly lit, elaborate interior.
Review

Macbeth

by Anton Bitel

A vital reimagining of ʻThe Scottish Play’ with stellar turns from Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A bearded man in a dark suit holding a torch in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Treatment

by Anton Bitel

This harrowing Belgian noir thriller explores the subject of paedophila with great verve and tact.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two uniformed figures, one on a bicycle and another standing beside a red brick wall.
Review

P’tit Quinquin

by Anton Bitel

The high priest of gloom, Bruno Dumont, returns with a comedy which is part Jacques Tati, part Twin Peaks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of young men in a dimly lit hallway, wearing dark clothing.
Review

The Tribe

by Anton Bitel

Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s punishingly bleak tribute to silent cinema and modern disability is a great debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a smiling young woman with dark skin and long brown hair.
Review

Girlhood

by Anton Bitel

This quietly radical and poetic teen drama depicts the black experience in the suburbs of Paris.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect