Contributions from Ed Gibbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Ed Gibbs

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Interviews

Brady Corbet: ‘I wanted to make a poetic film about politics’

by Ed Gibbs

The actor dis­cuss­es step­ping behind the lens for his star­tling direc­to­r­i­al debut The Child­hood of a Leader.
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Festivals

King Cobra – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

This dark­ly com­ic fac­tu­al dra­ma hits all the right notes thanks to inspired turns from Chris­t­ian Slater and James Franco.
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Festivals

All We Had – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Katie Holmes puts in a mem­o­rable shift as a strug­gling sin­gle mom in her impres­sive direc­to­r­i­al debut.
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Festivals

The Birth of a Nation – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The buzz film from this year’s Sun­dance is a stir­ring, his­tor­i­cal tale of racial injus­tice that feels more vital now than ever.
Two men, one wearing a casual sweatshirt and baseball cap, the other in a tuxedo, standing against a brick wall.
Festivals

Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Spike Lee’s fol­low-up to Bad 25 shines a light on the King of Pop’s indis­putable tal­ents, but is oth­er­wise alarm­ing­ly lightweight.
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Festivals

Wiener Dog – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Todd Solondz’s typ­i­cal­ly bleak ensem­ble piece serves up a fresh ingre­di­ent for an oth­er­wise famil­iar­ly grim trek across America.
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Festivals

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The African-Amer­i­can icon’s rich­ly tex­tured and often trau­mat­ic sto­ry is unpacked in this near-defin­i­tive doc­u­men­tary for PBS.
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Festivals

Dark Night – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The events lead­ing up to the 2012 Auro­ra mul­ti­plex shoot­ing are reimag­ined, Ele­phant-style, in this unset­tling and deeply affect­ing drama.