Contributions from Greg Wetherall | Little White Lies

Contributor Greg Wetherall

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Interviews

Warren Ellis and Andrew Dominik on This Much I Know to be True

by Greg Wetherall

The cre­ative process under Covid takes cen­tre stage in the director’s third col­lab­o­ra­tion with Nick Cave, co-star­ring his friend and fre­quent collaborator.
Cluttered room with various items, books, and storage boxes on shelves and the floor.
Festivals

Dreaming Walls – first-look review

by Greg Wetherall

Maya Duverdier and Amelie Van Elmbt inves­ti­gate the lega­cy and cur­rent pre­car­i­ous state of one of New York’s most endur­ing cul­tur­al landmarks.
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Festivals

Heart of Oak – first-look review

by Greg Wetherall

Lau­rent Char­bon­nier and Michel Sey­doux spend a year with a mag­nif­i­cent oak tree in this med­i­ta­tion on nature.
Smiling male musician in denim jacket playing acoustic guitar on stage.
Review

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers

by Greg Wetherall

This new­ly unearthed chron­i­cle of the mak­ing of the Amer­i­can singer-songwriter’s favourite album is a gift for fans.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Bearded man wearing cap and holding red guitar in front of waterfall in lush, green forest.
Interviews

J Mascis: ‘In the early days, venues banned us for being too loud’

by Greg Wetherall

With the release of Freakscene – The Sto­ry of Dinosaur Jr, the front­man reflects on the band’s roller­coast­er journey.
Wavy blonde hair framing a serious expression.
Review

The Roads Not Taken

by Greg Wetherall

Javier Bar­dem and Elle Fan­ning star in writer/​director Sal­ly Potter’s mean­der­ing, mis­er­ab­list drama.

4
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two individuals seated on a bed in a dimly lit room, silhouetted against the light from an open doorway.
Festivals

Days – first look review

by Greg Wetherall

Tai­wanese mas­ter Tsai Ming-liang returns with a pro­found, med­i­ta­tive poem on the human need for connection.
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Festivals

The Roads Not Taken – first look review

by Greg Wetherall

Sal­ly Potter’s hal­lu­ci­na­to­ry, mean­der­ing road movie will test your patience to break­ing point.
A group of soldiers in combat gear and uniforms, amidst rubble and debris, with a central figure standing among them.
Review

1917

by Greg Wetherall

Sam Mendes’ grip­ping World War One dra­ma is light on plot but dis­plays plen­ty of tech­ni­cal panache.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Werner Herzog: ‘The demonisation of Russia is a mistake’

by Greg Wetherall

The Ger­man film­mak­er dis­cuss­es the sub­ver­sive mes­sage at the heart of his polit­i­cal doc­u­men­tary Meet­ing Gorbachev.
A man operating a large audio mixing console with many knobs and buttons in a dimly lit recording studio.
Review

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

by Greg Wetherall

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Midge Costin brings togeth­er some famous faces to toast the craft of sound design.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person with dark hair and a stern expression standing in front of microphones, wearing a black outfit.
Review

Vox Lux

by Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid trag­ic cir­cum­stances in Brady Corbet’s styl­ish and cyn­i­cal sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect