Contributions from David Jenkins | Little White Lies

Contributor David Jenkins

Review

The Brink

by David Jenkins

Stephen K Bannon builds a right wing populist movement in this intriguing portrait of a self-styled political scoundrel.

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Anticipation
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3
In Retrospect
Review

Our Time

by David Jenkins

Mexican maverick Carlos Reygadas directs and stars in this lyrical, unconventional relationship drama.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Interviews

Carlos Reygadas: ‘I hate entertainment in cinema’

by David Jenkins

The Mexican auteur reflects on Our Time whether those who create art are all-seeing creatures.
Review

Vita and Virginia

by David Jenkins

A handsome if underpowered period drama on literary lesbianism and the early career of Virginia Woolf.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Don’t Look Now (1973)

by David Jenkins

This ghostly 1973 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s short story is a masterclass of staging, acting and editing.

4
Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Yesterday

by David Jenkins

The Beatles’ sublime songbook is the subject of this sadly underpowered and incurious romantic Britcom.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
LWLies Magazine

LWLies 80: The Souvenir + 100 Mould-Breaking British Films

by David Jenkins

This special, expanded edition of the magazine celebrates British cinema and contains moving illustrations.

How BE FESTIVAL is transforming the theatre experience

by David Jenkins

Artistic director Miguel Oyarzun on blurring the boundary between audience and artist.
Review

The Flood

by David Jenkins

The worthy cause of asylum in Europe is the subject of this hand-wringing political drama.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

The Captor

by David Jenkins

Ethan Hawke gets his scream on as the bank robber who coined the first recorded example of Stockholm Syndrome.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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