Contributions from Charles Bramesco | Little White Lies

Contributor Charles Bramesco

A woman wearing a yellow coat and hat standing in a grassy field with a large building in the background.
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Kristen Stewart makes a run for it as Lady Di in the Spencer trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Her performance as Princess Diana has positioned Stewart as this year’s awards season front-runner.
Young man with curly hair, solemn expression, wearing a coat, in black and white.
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An animated music video from The French Dispatch revives a pop classic

by Charles Bramesco

As ​“Tip-Top”, Jarvis Cocker performs a rendition of Christophe’s soaring ​‘Aline’ in the Wes Anderson-directed clip.
Two silhouetted figures embracing, in close intimate contact, black and white image.
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Full of sound and fury, the first trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth is here

by Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington plays the Thane of Cawdor, and Frances McDormand is his scheming wife.
Smiling woman in navy shirt crossing street, urban setting with trees and vehicles.
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Time stops for love in the first trailer for The Worst Person in the World

by Charles Bramesco

Renate Reinsve won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for Joachim Trier’s multi-layered romance.
A man wearing a black cowboy hat and a grey waistcoat, standing against a red background.
Review

Cry Macho

by Charles Bramesco

At 91, Clint Eastwood delivers a low-slung neo-western charmer about an old dude taking one final shot at redemption.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man wearing a white shirt, suspenders, and a patterned tie gestures in a dimly lit room.
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The carnival comes to town in the first trailer for Nightmare Alley

by Charles Bramesco

Step right up to see Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara in Guillermo del Toro’s period psychothriller!
Two people sitting in a car at night, with neon sign "The Cock" visible in the background.
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Everything we know about Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza

by Charles Bramesco

The writer/​director is returning to his SoCal roots for his hotly-anticipated next picture, which hit cinemas in November.
A woman in a red and white striped jacket standing in a room, looking shocked or surprised.
Review

Gunpowder Milkshake

by Charles Bramesco

Karen Gillan leads an all-star squad of female contract assassins in Navot Papushado’s all-action misfire.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with curly blonde hair, wearing a light-coloured dress, reclining on a sofa with pillows.
Festivals

The Eyes of Tammy Faye – first look review

by Charles Bramesco

Jessica Chastain goes all-out in Michael Showalter’s superficial biopic of televangelist Tammy Faye Messner.
Intricate wire frame encapsulating head, dark tones and contours.
Festivals

Neptune Frost – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman ponder post-colonisation in this percussive, transcendental Afrofuturist musical.