Contributions from David Ehrlich | Little White Lies

Contributor David Ehrlich

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Review

The Cobbler

by David Ehrlich

The Cob­bler is the worst Adam San­dler movie there is or – quite pos­si­bly – will ever be.

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In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Why Mission: Impossible III is the pinnacle of the Tom Cruise spy franchise

by David Ehrlich

It’s all down to an incred­i­ble antag­o­nist as played by the late Philip Sey­mour Hoffman.
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Review

Jurassic World

by David Ehrlich

Sil­ly self-reflex­iv­i­ty dom­i­nates in Col­in Trevorrow’s noble attempt to sell CG dinos to a jad­ed mod­ern audience.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Timbuktu

by David Ehrlich

Do not miss this scin­til­lat­ing and poet­ic study of polit­i­cal extrem­ism from direc­tor Abder­rah­mane Sissako.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Brad Bird: ‘The greatest special effect is caring about a character’

by David Ehrlich

The direc­tor on Tomor­row­land, his favourite film­mak­ers and the cur­rent state of hand-drawn animation.
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In Praise Of

Not Another Teen Movie is a f**king masterpiece

by David Ehrlich

Would Chris Evans have been cast as Cap­tain Amer­i­ca had he not starred in this maligned teen classic?
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Review

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

by David Ehrlich

Sweden’s Roy Ander­s­son offers a sin­gu­lar take on the human con­di­tion in this tri­umphant trilogy-closer.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Mommy

by David Ehrlich

Xavier Dolan comes of age with this ecsta­t­ic, aspect ratio-both­er­ing melo­dra­ma con­cern­ing a strained moth­er-son relationship.

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Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Appropriate Behaviour

by David Ehrlich

Desiree Akhavan’s fea­ture debut as a writer/​director/​star is an orig­i­nal and charis­mat­i­cal­ly hon­est New York comedy.

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Review

Chappie

by David Ehrlich

Neill Blomkamp daz­zles and exas­per­ates in equal mea­sure with this cheer­i­ly deriv­a­tive sci-fi extravaganza.

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In Retrospect