Contributions from Barney Nuttall | Little White Lies

Contributor Barney Nuttall

Ornate library interior with clown mask atop stack of books.

Inside the academic conference taking Terrifier back to school

by Barney Nuttall

A forth­com­ing con­fer­ence seeks to posi­tion the ultra­vi­o­lent hor­ror fran­chise with­in acad­e­mia – what might we learn from Art the Clown?
Individual sitting in armchair holding mug, looking out window, in cosy domestic setting.
Review

Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

by Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wist­ful, med­i­ta­tive new film fol­lows three women’s lives as they inter­sect in the qui­et out­skirts of Tokyo.

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In Retrospect
A close-up view of a man with dishevelled dark hair making a wide, toothy grin.
Review

The Contestant review – discomforting and totally immersive

by Barney Nuttall

Clair Tit­ley’s doc tells the out­ra­geous sto­ry of a Japan­ese man who was left naked and trapped in a room for over a year, unwit­ting­ly becom­ing a real­i­ty TV star.

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In Retrospect
Vibrant, surreal digital artwork featuring a large, colourful mask-like face with prominent eyes and a long, protruding nose, set against a black background. The face is surrounded by an array of geometric shapes and patterns in various bright colours. In the foreground, a stage-like platform stretches out, creating a sense of depth and perspective.

At the Dream Emulator Film Club, the boundaries between video games and cinema no longer exist

by Barney Nuttall

Meet­ing month­ly at Dal­ston’s Rio Cin­e­ma, this new project shows exper­i­men­tal visu­al art that defies clas­si­cal categorisation.