Contributions from Jake Cunningham | Little White Lies

Contributor Jake Cunningham

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Review

Top Gun: Maverick

by Jake Cunningham

Tom Cruise smash­es the sound bar­ri­er once again in this thrilling belat­ed sequel to the beloved ​’80s classic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a hat and blue jacket sits on the ground in a forest, petting a shaggy white and brown dog.
Review

The Truffle Hunters

by Jake Cunningham

This charm­ing doc­u­men­tary pays trib­ute to a group of elder­ly for­agers and their trust canine companions.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Trolls World Tour

by Jake Cunningham

The Trolls are back in town. And you’d bet­ter believe they’re ready to rock.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Animated girl in blue dress with red bow, riding broomstick over town with coastal buildings, water, and mountains in the background.

How Kiki’s Delivery Service saved Studio Ghibli

by Jake Cunningham

In the mid ​’80s, the ani­mé sta­ble was strug­gling fol­low­ing back-to-back box office flops. All that changed with the arrival of a young witch.
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Festivals

The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily – first look review

by Jake Cunningham

Dino Buzzati’s 1945 children’s nov­el is trans­formed into a won­der­ful ani­mat­ed allegory.
A young boy wearing a red jacket holding a sword in a landscape setting.
Review

The Kid Who Would Be King

by Jake Cunningham

A group of school kids embark on an Arthuri­an quest in Joe Cornish’s charm­ing adven­ture movie.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Why Hobo is the perfect typeface for Robert Redford’s swansong

by Jake Cunningham

Title design­er Ted­dy Blanks on how The Old Man & the Gun’s font of choice reflects the actor’s legacy.
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How Futura became Gaspar Noé’s go-to typeface

by Jake Cunningham

The ubiq­ui­tous font fea­tures promi­nent­ly in the provoca­tive art­house filmmaker’s work, includ­ing his lat­est, Climax.
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The importance of typography in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

by Jake Cunningham

It’s not just the words them­selves that make Mil­dred Hayes’ mes­sage so impact­ful, but how they’re written.