Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

A woman in a black and orange coat interacting with a white robot in an indoor setting.
Festivals

Caught by the Tides – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The Chi­nese mae­stro deliv­ers his great­est film in this cut-and-paste juke­box musi­cal melodrama.
Two young people, a man and a woman, standing close together in a dimly lit urban setting.
Festivals

Kinds of Kindness – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos returns with anoth­er scorcher in this inno­v­a­tive and dark­ly com­ic trio of films about spir­i­tu­al domination.
Man in a suit pointing a gun at the camera in a dramatic, cinematic setting with yellow lighting.
Festivals

Megalopolis – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ignore the haters – this is the kalei­do­scop­ic, enrich­ing, Well­sian vision of a grand old mas­ter with noth­ing to lose.
Monochrome image depicting a crowd of people wearing hats and coats, with a woman in the centre standing out from the group.
Festivals

The Girl with the Needle – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mag­nus Von Horn brings sub­tle­ty and empa­thy to the ser­i­al killer genre in this extra­or­di­nary true-life yarn.
Two people, a woman with long blonde hair and a man with curly dark hair, standing close and facing each other in an indoor setting.
Festivals

The Second Act – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The open­ing film of the 2024 Cannes Film Fes­ti­val offers a limp metafic­tion­al cri­tique of the mod­ern film industry.
Two people sitting on a sofa, man wearing grey vest and woman wearing yellow top.
Review

Hoard review – proudly strange and provocative

by David Jenkins

Seek out this stun­ning, empa­thet­ic and rad­i­cal British debut from first-time British film­mak­er Luna Carmoon.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Group of people gathered around antique camera equipment in dark room
Review

Made In England: The Films Of Powell & Pressburger review – a delicious whirlwind tour

by David Jenkins

A rous­ing per­son­al jour­ney with Mar­tin Scors­ese through the films made under the icon­ic ban­ner of The Archers.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person in a black vest and underwear sits on the floor next to cardboard boxes, surrounded by various household items.
Review

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review – a perfect lead performance

by David Jenkins

A hap­pi­ly sin­gle Geor­gian woman is forced to recon­sid­er her life of soli­tude when she falls in love in Elene Nave­ri­an­i’s bit­ter­sweet roman­tic dramedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Colourful portraits of three individuals, each with a thoughtful, emotive expression.
Interviews

Three’s Company: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist on Challengers

by David Jenkins

The trio at the heart of Luca Guadagni­no’s racy ten­nis dra­ma tell all about sum­mer camp, short shorts, and their for­ma­tive Guadagni­no experiences.
A man in green and pink clothing using a film camera while sitting in a chair against a turquoise background.
Interviews

Luca Guadagnino: ‘I don’t watch tennis matches. It’s quite boring to me’

by David Jenkins

We catch up with the Ital­ian provo­ca­teur behind Chal­lengers: the sports dra­ma star­ring Zen­daya, Josh O’Con­nor and Mike Faist, that’s get­ting puls­es rais­ing around the world this spring.