Contributions from Esther Rosenfield | Little White Lies

Contributor Esther Rosenfield

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Review

Until Dawn review – an insulting parade of tedium

by Esther Rosenfield

David F Sand­berg’s tan­gen­tial­ly relat­ed adap­ta­tion of Super­mas­sive Games’ hor­ror hit for­gets what made its video game source mate­r­i­al so great.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Caught by the Tides review – moving, stirring, brilliant

by Esther Rosenfield

Jia Zhangke’s first fea­ture in six years is a sweep­ing epic anchored by the cap­ti­vat­ing Zhao Tao, his muse and most fre­quent collaborator.

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In Retrospect
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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Women in trouble: On Inland Empire

by Esther Rosenfield

Through­out his career – though per­haps nowhere so much as in Inland Empire – David Lynch carved out a space for pow­er­ful depic­tions of women in crisis.
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Review

I Saw the TV Glow review – an instant queer classic

by Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoen­brun’s sopho­more fea­ture is an unnerv­ing take on lone­li­ness, iso­la­tion, and the endur­ing mys­ter­ies of chil­dren’s media.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Drive-Away Dolls review – a future midnight screening staple

by Esther Rosenfield

Mar­garet Qual­ley and Geral­dine Viswanathan star in a delight­ful­ly daffy road movie, writ­ten by Ethan Coen and his wife Tri­cia Cooke.

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Festivals

I Saw the TV Glow – first-look review

by Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoen­brun’s sopho­more fea­ture is an unnerv­ing take on lone­li­ness, iso­la­tion, and the endur­ing mys­ter­ies of chil­dren’s media.
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Review

The First Slam Dunk review – thrillingly choreographed basketball drama

by Esther Rosenfield

The man­ga that brought bas­ket­ball to Japan gets a new adap­ta­tion which thrilling­ly embod­ies the sport’s high-fly­ing action.

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Review

Beast

by Esther Rosenfield

Idris Elba is a father men­aced by a killer lion in this capa­ble but slight thriller.

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In Retrospect