Contributions from Jamie Mackay | Little White Lies

Contributor Jamie Mackay

Elderly man tenderly kissing his partner's face in a forest setting.

Is Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Psychomagic art or exploitation?

by Jamie Mackay

The director’s doc­u­men­tary about ​“per­for­mance ther­a­py” makes for uncom­fort­able, voyeuris­tic viewing.
Middle-aged man in dark suit sitting at table with wine glasses and bread rolls.

Loro is a fascinating, flawed look at an ageing demagogue

by Jamie Mackay

Pao­lo Sorrentino’s por­trait of Sil­vio Berlus­coni asks us to sym­pa­thise with the devil.
A man wearing ornate red and gold robes and a collar, standing in a grand, ornately decorated room, surrounded by people.
Not Movies

Paolo Sorrentino’s The Young Pope provides a test for millennial atheists

by Jamie Mackay

The director’s Jude Law-star­ring dra­ma shows the seduc­tive pow­er of reli­gion in uncer­tain times.