Contributions from Ed Gibbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Ed Gibbs

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Review

Citizen K

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tary mak­er Alex Gib­ney sur­veys post-Sovi­et Rus­sia via the strange tale of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Large crowd of soldiers in military uniforms marching, with a red vehicle in the foreground.
Festivals

State Funeral – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

A chill­ing doc on the bizarre spec­ta­cle of the Russ­ian peo­ple griev­ing over the death of Stalin.
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Festivals

Citizen K – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tary leg­end Alex Gib­ney inves­ti­gates the cur­rent state of Rus­sia through the sto­ry of fall­en oli­garch Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Monochrome image of a woman examining a statue of a child in a garden.
Review

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Nick Broom­field shows his roman­tic side with this touch­ing por­trait of Leonard Cohen and his muse.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

A new documentary exposes the devastating reality of fish farming

by Ed Gibbs

Arti­fishal reveals the grim impact human­i­ty is hav­ing on wild salmon populations.
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Festivals

You Don’t Nomi – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Paul Verhoeven’s infa­mous­ly trashy Show­girls is reap­praised by com­men­ta­tors and fans ahead of its 25th anniversary.
Monochrome image of a woman examining a statue of a child in a garden.
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Leonard Cohen’s muse takes cen­tre stage in this haunt­ing film from Nick Broomfield.
Black and white image of a man playing a trumpet on stage, wearing a white shirt.
Festivals

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Stan­ley Nelson’s look at the 20th cen­tu­ry jazz icon reveals a trou­bled soul rarely at peace with himself.
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Shooting the Mafia – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Kim Longinot­to explores the Mafia’s grip on Sici­ly through the lens of pho­to­jour­nal­ist Letizia Battaglia.
Man in hat operating turntable in vintage-style recording studio.
Review

Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

by Ed Gibbs

The ground-break­ing label marks its half-cen­tu­ry with a glossy new doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brat­ing its legacy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect