Contributions from Jason Wood | Little White Lies

Contributor Jason Wood

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Oral History

An oral history of Y tu mamá también

by Jason Wood

Read an exclu­sive extract from ​‘The Faber Book of Mex­i­can Cin­e­ma’, fea­tur­ing inter­views with Alfon­so Cuarón, Emmanuel Lubez­ki and more.
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Review

Martha Marcy May Marlene

by Jason Wood

This sen­sa­tion­al debut from Sean Durkin sees Eliz­a­beth Olsen become seduced by a dan­ger­ous cult.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Deep Blue Sea

by Jason Wood

Ter­ence Davies’ wartime tra­gi-romance is film­mak­ing of the high­est order.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young women, one with straight dark hair and the other with curly light hair, about to kiss.
Review

Attenberg

by Jason Wood

Large­ly eschew­ing the shock tac­tics of Dog­tooth, Atten­berg is arguably supe­ri­or and cer­tain­ly more embraceable.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Animal Kingdom

by Jason Wood

David Michôd doesn’t put a foot wrong. The writ­ing, direc­tion and per­for­mances are first-rate.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

by Jason Wood

Uncle Boon­mee is by turns iron­ic, poignant, pro­found and lan­guid­ly sen­su­ous and erotic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect