Contributions from Ella Kemp | Little White Lies

Contributor Ella Kemp

Two women in a dark, dimly lit hallway, one wearing a red jumper, the other a striped top.
Review

Good Posture

by Ella Kemp

Emi­ly Mor­timer stars in this half-baked adult­ing dram­e­dy from actor-turned-direc­tor Dol­ly Wells.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three children walking on a forest path, wearing casual clothing in a variety of colours including orange, navy, and camouflage.
Review

Good Boys

by Ella Kemp

The pains of pre­pu­bes­cence is the butt of this warm-heart­ed, foul-mouthed com­e­dy from the mak­ers of Superbad.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women and a boy reading together outdoors, surrounded by greenery.
Review

Tell It to the Bees

by Ella Kemp

Anna Paquin and Hol­l­i­day Grainger star in Annabel Jankel’s emo­tion­al­ly-strained sap­ph­ic romance.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people seated in a garden, a man with a beard and a woman wearing a green jumper.

Wild Honey Pie! director Jamie Adams on the art of improvisation

by Ella Kemp

The pro­lif­ic Welsh film­mak­er dis­cuss­es the mer­its of being in the moment on a film set.
Two people embracing under colourful stage lights, their faces obscured.
Review

Gloria Bell

by Ella Kemp

Julianne Moore plays a divor­cé step­ping to her own beat in Sebastián Lelio’s remake of his 2013 drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals with painted facial features sitting in a vehicle
Festivals

Chicuarotes – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Gael Gar­cía Bernal directs this sor­ry para­ble about a pair of crim­i­nalised teenage clowns.
Group of friends enjoying cosy evening by candlelight.
Festivals

Zombi Child – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Teenage heartache and Hait­ian voodoo cul­ture come to the fore in Bertrand Bonello’s spir­i­tu­al folk horror.
Man in cowboy hat interviews woman in field with mountains in background.
Festivals

Deerskin – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Jean Dujardin is dressed to kill in direc­tor Quentin Dupieux’s pitch-black sar­to­r­i­al satire.
A man lying on grass, holding an old leather football.
Review

The Keeper

by Ella Kemp

Famed Ger­man goal­keep­er Bert Traut­mann is the sub­ject of this delight­ful roman­tic biopic.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people - a woman in a green jacket and a hat, and a boy in a grey jumper - embracing at a gravesite, surrounded by headstones and floral tributes.
Review

Ben Is Back

by Ella Kemp

Lucas Hedges plays a teenage drug addict who attempts to rec­on­cile with his mother.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect