Contributions from Brianna Zigler | Little White Lies

Contributor Brianna Zigler

Two people, a man and a woman, seated in a dimly lit room, gazing out of a window at a snowy, forested landscape.
Festivals

Dual – first-look review

by Brianna Zigler

Riley Stearns’ lat­est boasts an intrigu­ing premise and a sol­id cen­tral per­for­mance, but its vague­ness is to is detriment.
Two women in red dresses, one sitting at a vanity mirror applying makeup.
Festivals

Superior – first-look review

by Brianna Zigler

Famil­iar the­mat­ic ele­ments come togeth­er in Erin Vas­silopou­los’ riff on the dop­pel­gänger genre.
Two adults, a woman and a man, in a dark room with worried expressions.
Festivals

Human Factors – first-look review

by Brianna Zigler

An appar­ent break-in sends a mid­dle-class fam­i­ly into a spi­ral in Ron­ny Trocker’s exact­ing drama.
Decorated Christmas tree with colourful lights, silhouetted figure in doorway.
In Praise Of

Eyes Wide Shut is an anti-consumerist holiday classic

by Brianna Zigler

Stan­ley Kubrick’s final film con­tains a thin­ly-veiled cri­tique of the vul­gar excess and mate­ri­al­ism of Christmas.
Elderly man with grey hair wearing a floral lei, mouth open in surprise.
Review

Dick Johnson Is Dead

by Brianna Zigler

Film­mak­er Kirsten John­son repeat­ed­ly offs her father in this dark­ly fun­ny and pro­found med­i­ta­tion on life and loss.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men conversing near a model shark display with a large open mouth and various trinkets and artefacts surrounding it.
Not Movies

Self-isolate with On Cinema at the Cinema

by Brianna Zigler

The world is stuck inside and look­ing to binge – look no fur­ther than the Vic­torville Film Archive.
Elderly man with grey hair wearing a floral lei, mouth open in surprise.
Festivals

Dick Johnson Is Dead – first look review

by Brianna Zigler

Film­mak­er Kirsten John­son crafts a comedic ele­gy to her dete­ri­o­rat­ing but still very alive father.