Contributions from Carly Mattox | Little White Lies

Contributor Carly Mattox

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Dances of desire in The Brutalist, Wicked, and Queer

by Carly Mattox

Sev­er­al of 2024’s films explore the rela­tion­ship between move­ment and belong­ing, with intrigu­ing – and often mov­ing – results.
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Acting Up

The subversive talents of Dan Stevens

by Carly Mattox

From Down­ton Abbey to an Alpine hor­ror via plen­ty of unnerv­ing roles, Dan Stevens is forg­ing his own fas­ci­nat­ing path through filmmaking.
Green frog puppet and blonde female puppet together.

How music supervisor became the hottest job in Hollywood

by Carly Mattox

With some insights from the peo­ple curat­ing the per­fect sound­tracks, we take a look at how a rel­a­tive­ly new role in film­mak­ing has become essen­tial to cre­at­ing a mem­o­rable music moment in movies.
Green frog puppet and blonde female puppet together.
Review

A Life On The Farm review – pays worthy tribute to its subject

by Carly Mattox

A film enthu­si­as­tic attempts to piece togeth­er the life of an eccen­tric farmer-turned-ama­teur film­mak­er in Oscar Hard­ing’s con­ven­tion­al but charm­ing documentary.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Notre Corps – first-look review

by Carly Mattox

Set with­in a Parisian gyne­co­log­i­cal clin­ic, Claire Simon’s pow­er­ful doc­u­men­tary focus­es on the myr­i­ad sto­ries of patients who seek advice and care.