Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

Three people walking through a dense, overgrown landscape surrounded by tangled branches and foliage.
Review

28 Years Later review – Danny Boyle is finally back

by David Jenkins

Dan­ny Boyle kick­starts a new zom­bie tril­o­gy with this gen­uine­ly anar­chic explo­ration of iso­la­tion­ism with superb turns from Jodie Com­er and Aaron Tay­lor Johnson.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A close-up of a shirtless man with a bloodied and bruised face, his expression stern and intense.
Review

Protein review – nasty, funny, soulful

by David Jenkins

A gang of small-town drug deal­ing gym rats are set upon by a mur­der­ous stranger in this sat­is­fy­ing Welsh genre piece.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in a dark grey cloak holding a sword stands in a forested area with tall trees.
Review

Tornado review – tries a bit too hard to be different

by David Jenkins

John Maclean aims for Ser­gio Leone and Aki­ra Kuro­sawa, but this 18th cen­tu­ry samu­rai west­ern leaves only a super­fi­cial impression.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people lying on grass against mountainous backdrop.
Review

Falling Into Place review – Sally Rooney-core for the big screen

by David Jenkins

Aylin Tezel writes, directs and stars along­side Chris Ful­ton in this meet-cute roman­tic dra­ma set between Lon­don and the Isle of Skye.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a person lying in a bed, surrounded by snow-covered furniture and decor.
Review

Bogancloch review – film and landscape are as one

by David Jenkins

The lure of the Scot­tish wilder­ness was too much to resist as Ben Rivers returns there for his lat­est feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a long, red floral dress stands in front of a building with a "Gym's" sign. A car is visible in the background.
Festivals

Honey Don’t! – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The sec­ond instal­ment of Ethan Coen and Tri­cia Cooke’s les­bian genre film tril­o­gy man­ages to just about snag a pass­ing grade.
Two young people sitting by a window, one reading a book and the other smoking a cigarette.
Festivals

Woman and Child – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Love and humour gives way to bit­ter­ness and ran­cour in this slick and involv­ing por­trait of an Iran­ian fam­i­ly in tur­moil from Saeed Roustaee.
Three people standing next to an open van in a desert landscape, one person wearing a white wedding dress and the other two wearing casual clothes.
Festivals

It Was Just an Accident – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Iran­ian direc­tor Jafar Panahi deliv­ers a Palme-ready thriller explor­ing the high price of revenge on a poten­tial­ly evil man.
A woman in a gold sequinned dress and a man in a patterned shirt stand together in a room with other people in the background.
Festivals

Eagles of the Republic – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A slick screen icon becomes a polit­i­cal pawn in this brash movie indus­try satire-cum-polit­i­cal spy thriller from Tarik Saleh.
A man in a suit and a woman in a nun's habit stand in front of a damaged trailer in a forest setting.
Review

The Phoenician Scheme review – an absolute gas

by David Jenkins

A charm­ing arms deal­er heads on the road to redemp­tion in this pris­tine shot of pure plea­sure from film­mak­er Wes Anderson.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three African men seated in a dimly lit stall, wearing casual clothing. The men appear to be in conversation, with the younger ones looking up at the older man.
Festivals

My Father’s Shadow – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Aki­no­la Davies Jr announces him­self as the real deal with this might­i­ly impres­sive and affect­ing debut.
Two individuals, possibly actors, seated in a red convertible car against a rural backdrop.
Festivals

Miroirs No. 3 – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ger­man direc­tor Chris­t­ian Pet­zold deliv­ers once again with this devi­ous­ly-struc­tured psy­chodra­ma star­ring his cur­rent muse, Paula Beer.