Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

Festivals

Is it time to retire the term “documentary”?

by David Jenkins

The annual Frames of Representation festival at London’s ICA cinema makes the case for film as a more inclusive medium.
Review

Lapwing

by David Jenkins

An atmospheric tale of toxic masculinity in Tudor England from writer Laura Turner and director Philip Stevens.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Drive My Car

by David Jenkins

This captivating, emotionally eloquent Haruki Murakami adaptation is one of 2021’s must-see movies.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

You Will Die at Twenty

by David Jenkins

First-time director Amjad Abu Alala’s meditative drama concerns an existential prophecy in a Sudanese village.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrader continues his God’s Lonely Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tormented professional poker player.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Eternals

by David Jenkins

Chloé Zhao remixes the Marvel Cinematic Universe template with this ethereal take on the classic superhero saga.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Spencer

by David Jenkins

Kristen Stewart is the saving grace of director Pablo Larraín’s slow-paced and inert biopic of Princess Diana.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Passing

by David Jenkins

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson stars in Rebecca Hall’s stylish directorial debut about racial identity in 1920s New York.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Azor

by David Jenkins

This exceptional debut feature from Andreas Fontana takes in a search for a missing banker in ​’70s Argentina.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-travelling neo-giallo from Edgar Wright contains a few stunning sequences, but flubs the final act.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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