Contributions from Hannah Strong | Little White Lies

Contributor Hannah Strong

Hannah Strong is the Digital Editor of Little White Lies.

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Review

Beau is Afraid

by Hannah Strong

Joaquin Phoenix plays a chron­i­cal­ly ner­vous man on a mis­sion to get home in Ari Aster­’s scat­tered third feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with a long, grey beard wearing a black robe in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Pope’s Exorcist

by Hannah Strong

Rus­sell Crowe plays a priest charged by the Vat­i­can with dri­ving out demons in Julius Avery’s under­whelm­ing reli­gious horror.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing blue-tinted glasses and a red and blue jacket sits at a desk in a room with framed photos on the wall.
Review

Air

by Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck returns to the direc­tor’s chair, fic­tion­al­is­ing the fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ry of how an icon­ic shoe was born.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in dark fur-trimmed clothing and a man in a leather jacket, standing outdoors in a dimly lit, rustic setting.
Review

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

by Hannah Strong

The team behind Game Night offer a pep­py spin on the clas­sic 1970s role­play­ing game, with Chris Pine as a rogue seek­ing revenge on those who have wronged him.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four women with blond, grey, and curly hair, smiling and conversing together.
Review

80 For Brady

by Hannah Strong

A group of octo­ge­nar­i­an pals set their sights on attend­ing the 2017 Super­bowl in Kyle Mar­v­in’s charm­ing but unam­bi­tious comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Grandiose cinema interior with arched ceiling and rows of purple seats facing a blank screen.
Incoming

A new online resource aims to increase accessibility across the film industry

by Hannah Strong

A joint ini­tia­tive from Match­box Cine, Film Hub Wales, Inclu­sive Cin­e­ma, Film Hub Scot­land and the Inde­pen­dent Cin­e­ma Office aims to widen par­tic­i­pa­tion by shar­ing inclu­sive resources.
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Review

Infinity Pool

by Hannah Strong

Alexan­der Skars­gård has a pret­ty bad trip in this vaca­tion night­mare from body hor­ror wun­derkind Bran­don Cronenberg.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with long dark hair wearing a black jacket, scarf, and gloves, holding a firearm in a wooded outdoor setting.
Review

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by Hannah Strong

Adam Dri­ver stars as a pilot strand­ed in the Cre­ta­ceous peri­od in this baf­fling­ly under­cooked sci-fi action flopbuster.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Champions

by Hannah Strong

Bob­by Far­rel­ly goes it alone with this warm but cliched remake of a Span­ish lan­guage film, in which Woody Har­rel­son plays a tem­pera­men­tal bas­ket­ball coach.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair wearing a black coat and looking directly at the camera.
Festivals

Sanctuary – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Mar­garet Qual­ley and Christo­pher Abbott act out their fan­tasies in Zachary Wigon’s thriller about a dom­i­na­trix and her wealthy client.

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