Contributions from Cheyenne Bart-Stewart | Little White Lies

Contributor Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

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The Book of Clarence review – hilarious highs, jumbled lows

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s sec­ond fea­ture fol­lows the mis­ad­ven­tures of one of the thieves who end­ed up on the cross next to Jesus Christ himself.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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The Blackening review – a novel take on the horror parody

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

A group of friends head for a cab­in in the woods only to face off with a killer in this fresh hor­ror spoof, from the writer of Girls Trip.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Medusa Deluxe

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

The cut­throat world of hair­dress­ing is the set­ting for this sparky mur­der mys­tery – a debut from Thomas Hardiman.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with a serious expression stands next to a car, wearing a headband and large earrings.
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A Thousand And One

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

A woman recent­ly released from prison rais­es her young son against the back­drop of a rapid­ly-chang­ing New York City in AV Rock­well’s Sun­dance prizewin­ning feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Rye Lane

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Raine Allen-Miller’s love let­ter to Peck­ham is a wel­come addi­tion to the British rom-com canon, with stand­out per­for­mances from Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man wearing a hooded jacket and boxing gloves, with an American flag design on the jacket, stands in a dimly lit room.
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Creed III

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Michael B. Jor­dan is both star and direc­tor in the lat­est instal­ment of this heavy­weight fran­chise, which sees Ado­nis Creed face off against an old foe.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two characters from a sci-fi film, a bald man in colourful costume and a woman in a grey outfit with an elaborate hairstyle, standing and looking at each other.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Writer/​director Ryan Coogler expands his colo­nial­ist cri­tique in this epic MCU sequel which also pays mov­ing trib­ute to the late Chad­wick Boseman.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Faya Dayi

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jes­si­ca Beshir’s strik­ing debut fea­ture offers an immer­sive look into the rit­u­al prac­tices and com­mod­i­fi­ca­tion of Khat in Ethiopia.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Master

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Regi­na Hall stars as a col­lege pro­fes­sor beset by malev­o­lent forces in Maria­ma Diallo’s mis­judged debut feature.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, resting together on a yellow sofa. The man has facial hair and dark curly hair, while the woman has lighter hair. They appear to be embracing or resting against each other.
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Ali & Ava

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Clio Barnard’s refresh­ing­ly ground­ed, social real­ist riff on the clas­sic rom­com is one of her finest works to date.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three men in pink t-shirts sitting on a patterned sofa, interacting with one another.
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Pirates

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Reg­gie Yates’ Lon­don-set, Y2K-era debut fea­ture is a rol­lick­ing cel­e­bra­tion of friend­ship and Black British music.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Harder They Fall

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s supreme­ly vio­lent revenge thriller is a bold and bloody rein­ven­tion of the movie western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect