Contributions from Ella Donald | Little White Lies

Contributor Ella Donald

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Not Movies

How Alias Grace softens Margaret Atwood’s source novel

by Ella Donald

The Net­flix adap­ta­tion is char­ac­terised by the com­pet­ing visions of writer Sarah Pol­ley and direc­tor Mary Harron.
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Review

Una

by Ella Donald

Rooney Mara and Ben Mendel­sohn bol­ster this uneven adap­ta­tion of David Harrower’s play.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
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Not Movies

Why Sense8 is like nothing else on TV right now

by Ella Donald

The hit Net­flix series is a dizzy­ing, lav­ish feast that man­ages to feel epic and inti­mate at the same time.
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Women In Film

At ClexaCon, a moment of anger turned into action for LGBTQ+ women

by Ella Donald

A recent con­ven­tion saw new­ly empow­ered fans take a stand against cyn­i­cal queer representation.
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It’s time a female director was given a shot at making a Star Wars movie

by Ella Donald

We think The Fits writer/​director Anna Rose Holmer would be the per­fect fit for a galaxy far, far away…
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If You Like...

Eight films to watch before you see La La Land

by Ella Donald

Get in the mood for Damien Chazelle’s swoon­ing musi­cal with these toe-tap­ping classics.
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Not Movies

Why the return of Gilmore Girls is the perfect remedy for 2016

by Ella Donald

Netflix’s revival of the hit com­fort food dra­ma couldn’t have come at a bet­ter time.
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Amy Adams and the age of innocence

by Ella Donald

From Juneb­ug to Arrival, the sto­ry of how Amy Adams final­ly came of age on screen.
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Not Movies

Black Mirror is the perfect antidote to the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope

by Ella Donald

The new sea­son of the dark social satire fea­tures a refresh­ing­ly tragedy-free queer relationship.