Contributions from Ella Kemp | Little White Lies

Contributor Ella Kemp

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Festivals

Sauvage – first look review

by Ella Kemp

This pas­sion­ate debut from Camille Vidal-Naquet bold­ly chal­lenges our per­cep­tions of male sex workers.
Woman with long, wavy, ginger hair standing on a wooden deck, looking away.
Review

Midnight Sun

by Ella Kemp

This teen-bait­ing roman­tic dra­ma about a girl liv­ing with a rare dis­ease is clichéd in the extreme.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in formal wear, one in a yellow coat and the other in a black suit, standing together outdoors at night.
Review

Lies We Tell

by Ella Kemp

Gabriel Byrne and Har­vey Kei­t­el slum it in the this sub­par Brit gang­ster flick from Mitu Misra.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Winding country road lined with trees, with a red floral bouquet on a pole beside the road.
Review

No Stone Unturned

by Ella Kemp

Alex Gib­ney reopens a mys­te­ri­ous unsolved mur­der case in this inci­sive but frus­trat­ing­ly elu­sive documentary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Person in a dark costume and armour, standing in front of green monsters
In Praise Of

In praise of Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie, Marvel’s long-awaited saviour

by Ella Kemp

The Amer­i­can actor’s lat­est scene-steal­ing per­for­mance shows what a female super­hero should look like.
A person wearing a wingsuit glides over a rocky cliff face, set against a backdrop of lush, green foliage and a bright, glowing light.
Review

Base

by Ella Kemp

This strange and unsat­is­fy­ing doc-fic­tion hybrid takes in the crazy world of BASE jumping.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, sitting in director's chairs with their names on placards.
Festivals

10 things to see at the UK Jewish Film Festival 2017

by Ella Kemp

A trib­ute to Jer­ry Lewis and a Bol­ly­wood danc­ing class are among the high­lights of this year’s festival.