Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

Review

A Million Little Pieces

by David Jenkins

A hackneyed journey through rehab with Aaron Taylor-Johnson trying his best with thin material.

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Review

Stones Have Laws

by David Jenkins

This tricksy documentary hybrid charts the traditions and transitions of a remote Surinamese tribe.

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3
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Review

Photograph

by David Jenkins

The romance between a street photographer and his unwilling subject plays out in this low-key Hindi charmer.

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3
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Review

Holiday

by David Jenkins

Abuse of all styles and intensities feature in this chilling crime drama from the perspective of a gangster’s moll.

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3
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Review

Die Tomorrow

by David Jenkins

A playful, philosophical and gently maudlin film which toys with the negative stigma attached to dying.

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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Festivals

Ad Astra and Marriage Story to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

James Gray and Noah Baumbach will be joined on the Lido by Steven Soderbergh, Roy Andersson and Haifaa al-Mansour.
Review

The Chambermaid

by David Jenkins

A young hotel maid is the captivating subject of Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés’ bone-dry social satire.

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Festivals

Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Truth to open the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

The Japanese filmmaker’s follow-up to Shoplifters will have its world première on 28 August.
Review

My Friend the Polish Girl

by David Jenkins

Directors Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek offer a unique, if not entirely successful spin on the culture clash drama.

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3
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Review

Only You

by David Jenkins

Laia Costa and Josh O’Connor are swept up in a whirlwind romance in Harry Wootliff’s tender debut.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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