Contributions from Glenn Heath Jr | Little White Lies

Contributor Glenn Heath Jr

Illustration depicting a silhouetted figure holding a gun against a dramatic sky. Minimal landscape in cool tones, with small figures in the distance.
Obama Era Cinema

Blue Collar Blues – Southern identity and disillusionment in the cinema of Jeff Nichols

by Glenn Heath Jr

Each of the Arkansas director’s films address­es press­ing social con­cerns affect­ing work­ing-class white voters.
Colourful graphic image promoting "100 Great Female Comedy Performances" with a photo of a smiling woman holding a microphone.
Women In Film

100 great female comedy performances – part 3

by Glenn Heath Jr

Our comedic run­down con­tin­ues with a promis­cu­ous band camp geek and an age­less Old Hol­ly­wood icon.
Black and white dog snout on an old piano keyboard.
Review

Heart of a Dog

by Glenn Heath Jr

It’s impos­si­ble not to be charmed by Lau­rie Anderson’s reflec­tive canine essay film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Vast glacier with jagged peaks reflected in calm waters, surrounded by snow-dusted terrain.
Review

The Pearl Button

by Glenn Heath Jr

Mas­ter doc mak­er Patri­cio Guzmán returns with a stun­ning look at our destruc­tive rela­tion­ship with Earth.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, in a police station setting. The man wears a grey suit and tie, the woman wears a police uniform.

The many faces of the Coen brothers

by Glenn Heath Jr

A look back at some clas­sic mugs inhab­it­ing the weird and won­der­ful cin­e­mat­ic uni­verse of Joel and Ethan Coen.
Four women performing on stage, dressed in colourful, stylish outfits with bold patterns and accessories. One woman holds an electric guitar, another a microphone. The stage is lit with vibrant colours.
Review

Jem and the Holograms

by Glenn Heath Jr

This anthemic adap­ta­tion of the pop­u­lar ​’80s car­toon dou­bles as an insight­ful com­men­tary on the inter­net age.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Crowded party scene with people dressed in formal attire, some wearing sequins, celebrating and interacting with each other.
Review

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

by Glenn Heath Jr

Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner’s sem­i­nal rom-com remains as fresh and feisty as ever.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men seated in a car, one wearing a black jacket and cap and smiling.
Review

Taxi Tehran

by Glenn Heath Jr

This lyri­cal, on-the-fly road movie about the cin­e­mat­ic and poet­ic val­ue of dai­ly exis­tence is a must see.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man with dark hair, wearing a blue shirt, gazing contemplatively against a wooden wall.
Festivals

Louder Than Bombs – first look review

by Glenn Heath Jr

The direc­tor of Oslo, August 31st returns with an affect­ing Eng­lish-lan­guage debut.
Dilapidated wagon, man in hat by campfire on desolate desert landscape.
Review

The Homesman

by Glenn Heath Jr

Tom­my Lee Jones climbs back into the direc­to­r­i­al sad­dle with a beau­ti­ful­ly strange fem­i­nist western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect