Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

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Partnership

Nostalgia for the Lights: Wim Wenders’ Tokyo stories

by David Jenkins

How the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days sees the globe-trotting German filmmaker in unison with his surroundings in the Japanese capital.
Two people, a man and a woman, with intense expressions, facing each other closely.
Review

Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequel

by David Jenkins

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya shine as mystical freedom fighters in this grandiose and often-breathtaking blockbuster.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three hikers silhouetted on a rocky outcrop overlooking a valley with mountains in the distance.
Festivals

Sasquatch Sunset – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This delightful anthropological comedy from the Zellner brothers documents an eventful year in the life of four ambling Sasqatch.
Two women in a garden, one wearing a sun hat and the other contemplating something while the other gestures.
Festivals

A Traveller’s Needs – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Isabelle Huppert proves she’s one of the great comic performers in this delightfully meandering character piece from Hong Sang-soo.
Lush green woodland with tall trees, couple sitting on grass
Festivals

Hors de Temps – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Olivier Assayas offers a wistful, meandering and amusingly philosophical exploration of life during the Covid-19 lockdown.
A man with dreadlocks comforting a woman with short dark hair in a dimly lit setting.
Festivals

A Family – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Author and regular Claire Denis collaborator Christine Angot creates a harrowing portrait of a family collectively suppressing its traumas.
A man wearing a safari hat and shirt, holding a shovel.
Festivals

Dahomey – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop offers a creative and moving guide to discussing anti-colonialist action in her very fine follow-up to 2019’s Atlantics.
Imposing sci-fi architecture with angular, layered structures in shades of grey; a person wearing a red and black jacket stands in the foreground.
Festivals

L’Empire – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A lunatic piece of sci-fi social realism in which Bruno Dumont brings flying churches and sexed-up aliens to France’s Opal Coast.
Two people, a blonde woman and a dark-haired woman, embracing in a tropical garden setting with vibrant flowers and foliage in the background.
Review

Nyad review – a solid, female-fronted sports saga

by David Jenkins

Annette Bening plays the real-life marathon swimmer in this feelgood drama that documents her attempts to cross the Straits of Florida.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three women in period costumes stand in a rustic kitchen, preparing food on a wooden table.
Review

The Taste of Things review – every frame is delectable

by David Jenkins

Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel play late 19th century gourmets in Tran Ahn Hung’s scintillating epic of proto-foodie passions.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect