Contributions from Ed Gibbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Ed Gibbs

Six images showing a person wearing a yellow 'hip girl' shirt and red shorts, posing in various positions against a blue metal wall.

Does being authorised make a documentary more authentic?

by Ed Gibbs

Direc­tor Steve Loveridge was grant­ed unprece­dent­ed access to singer-activist M.I.A, but does it mean­ing­ful­ly enhance his film?
Two men, one in a police uniform and the other in a jacket, standing in a dimly lit room.
Festivals

Dragged Across Concrete – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Direc­tor S Craig Zahler fol­lows up Brawl in Cell Block 99 with anoth­er hefty dose of ultra-violence.
A person wading in a river, leading a horse into the water.
Review

Lean on Pete

by Ed Gibbs

Char­lie Plum­mer proves his act­ing chops in this equine dra­ma from writer/​director Andrew Haigh.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

A new film exposes the shocking cyber harassment faced by women

by Ed Gibbs

Cyn­thia Lowen’s inti­mate doc Neti­zens fol­lows three vic­tims of online abuse as they look to take back control.
A woman with long hair wielding a rifle in a desert landscape with rocky hills in the background.
Festivals

The best new horror movies from Sundance 2018

by Ed Gibbs

This year’s fes­ti­val offered plen­ty of dev­il­ish­ly dark delights with­in its rau­cous Mid­night strand.
Portrait of a pensive woman with dark hair, eyes and eyebrows, wearing earrings.
Festivals

On Her Shoulders – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

A com­pelling look at the glob­al cam­paign­ing of sex slave sur­vivor turned reluc­tant Yazi­di activist, Nadia Murad.
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Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark direc­to­r­i­al flour­ish to the Coen broth­ers’ tale of mur­der and moral pan­ic in small­town USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A bald man with a bruised face wearing a light blue shirt stands in front of a grey vehicle.
Review

Brawl in Cell Block 99

by Ed Gibbs

Vince Vaughn plays against type to spec­tac­u­lar effect in an intense prison dra­ma that’s not for the faint-hearted.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Trailers

Alexander Payne’s Downsizing is a sci-fi parable for modern times

by Ed Gibbs

Watch the first trail­er for the Amer­i­can writer/director’s upcom­ing comedy.
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Festivals

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Frances McDor­mand unleash­es hell in the black­est of black come­dies, cour­tesy of Mar­tin McDonagh.