Contributions from Emma Fraser | Little White Lies

Contributor Emma Fraser

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Review

Society of the Snow review – a visceral survival drama

by Emma Fraser

A har­row­ing yet incred­i­bly human look at sur­vival in the most des­per­ate cir­cum­stances from direc­tor JA Bayona.

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In Retrospect
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The Oscar Goes To...

Why Fire Island deserves the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

by Emma Fraser

Joel Kim Boost­er’s delight­ful mod­ern take on Jane Austen’s Pride & Prej­u­dice is the con­tem­po­rary romance we deserve.
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Top Ranking

The 25 best television shows of 2022

by Emma Fraser

We count down the small screen treats which had every­one the­o­ris­ing and furi­ous­ly binge-watch­ing, from Bad Sis­ters to Pachinko.
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Interviews

Lena Dunham: ‘It was like we were all getting PhDs in Medieval history’

by Emma Fraser

The film­mak­er, writer and actor talks about the long jour­ney to adapt the medieval com­ing-of-age dram­e­dy Cather­ine, Called Birdy.
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Review

Mr. Malcolm’s List

by Emma Fraser

A charm­ing cast bring out the best in this frothy Auste­nesque peri­od romance.

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In Retrospect
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Festivals

Lucy and Desi – first-look review

by Emma Fraser

Amy Poehler directs this inti­mate por­trait of the leg­endary TV cou­ple, cre­ators of the sit­com I Love Lucy.
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Top Ranking

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021

by Emma Fraser

From Squid Game to Suc­ces­sion, we count down our favourite small screen offer­ings from a bumper year.
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Review

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

by Emma Fraser

This inti­mate doc­u­men­tary sees the trail­blaz­ing Hol­ly­wood icon tell her remark­able sto­ry in her own words.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Adrienne

by Emma Fraser

Andy Ostroy’s doc­u­men­tary is a heart­break­ing por­trait of a film­mak­er gone too soon and those she left behind.

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In Retrospect
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Top Ranking

The 30 best films of 2020

by Emma Fraser

Our favourite new releas­es from this year, fea­tur­ing Spike Lee, Chloé Zhao, Josephine Deck­er and more.
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Top Ranking

The 25 best TV shows of 2020

by Emma Fraser

From Schitt’s Creek to The Last Dance, here are our favourite small-screen offer­ings from the past year.
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Not Movies

Ethan Hawke delivers a fiery sermon in The Good Lord Bird

by Emma Fraser

He stars as the con­tro­ver­sial abo­li­tion­ist John Brown in Showtime’s Civ­il War-era his­tor­i­cal drama.