Contributions from Ed Gibbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Ed Gibbs

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Festivals

A Ghost Story – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara reunite for David Lowery’s slow-burn med­i­ta­tion on loss and grief.
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Festivals

Manifesto – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Cate Blanchett goes hell for leather in this unapolo­get­i­cal­ly arty film about art.
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Festivals

Killing Ground – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

There’s shades of Straw Dogs and Deliv­er­ance in this effec­tive Aussie back­woods horror.
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Festivals

The Discovery – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Jason Segel and Rooney Mara are an unlike­ly cen­tral pair­ing in this low-key sci-fi about the dis­cov­ery of an afterlife.
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Review

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

by Ed Gibbs

The Fab Four’s mete­oric rise from local grafters to glob­al game-chang­ers is reliv­ed in Ron Howard’s emo­tive doc.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Trailers

The six best quotes from the Supersonic trailer

by Ed Gibbs

Noël and Liam Gal­lagher are up to their usu­al tricks in this fea­ture-length Oasis documentary.
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Festivals

David Lynch: The Art Life – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The cult film­mak­er shares sto­ries and archive from his child­hood, while still man­ag­ing to remain as elu­sive as ever.
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Festivals

One More Time With Feeling – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Andrew Dominik’s doc­u­men­tary about Nick Cave’s new album offers a gen­tle, haunt­ing por­trait of a fam­i­ly con­sumed with grief.
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Festivals

The Young Pope – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Pao­lo Sor­renti­no tran­si­tions to the small screen (with a Jude Law assist) and comes up trumps.
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Festivals

Hounds of Love – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

This Aus­tralian chiller about a rash of gris­ly mur­ders makes a play to be the new Snowtown.