Contributions from Jake Cole | Little White Lies

Contributor Jake Cole

A bald man in a black shirt reaches down to a woman lying on the ground next to a car.
Review

Fast X

by Jake Cole

Jason Momoa puts in a fine show­ing as a new vil­lain in Louis Leterrier’s zany entry into the mus­cle car franchise.

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In Retrospect
Two superheroes in colourful costumes facing each other in a dark, rocky setting.
Review

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

by Jake Cole

Scott Lang and his pint-sized fam­i­ly of heroes face off against Kang the Con­quer­er in this lat­est unin­spir­ing Mar­vel outing.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three women with distinctive hairstyles and facial expressions, wearing neutral-coloured outfits, posing indoors.
In Praise Of

Why Luis Buñuel’s bourgeois satires are perfect pandemic viewing

by Jake Cole

The Span­ish master’s back cat­a­logue is filled with per­ti­nent mes­sages, includ­ing a par­o­dy of social distancing.
Two soldiers in the air, surrounded by other soldiers in a forest setting.
Review

Jojo Rabbit

by Jake Cole

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti takes aim at the Third Reich (and con­tem­po­rary fas­cism) in this paper-thin satire.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Two medical professionals seated in an ambulance, one wearing a white uniform and the other wearing a dark uniform.
In Praise Of

Is this the clearest insight into Martin Scorsese’s moral perspective?

by Jake Cole

Released in 1999, Bring­ing Out the Dead is a clear response to the per­ceived ambi­gu­i­ty of Taxi Driver.