Contributions from Jonathan Bacon | Little White Lies

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Why Signs is the ultimate alien invasion film for the Trump era

by Jonathan Bacon

M Night Shyamalan’s claus­tro­pho­bic tale of aliens land­ing speaks to the fear­ful mind­set that led to Trump.
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How the X-Men franchise echoes The Usual Suspects

by Jonathan Bacon

The lega­cy of Bryan Singer’s 1995 mas­ter­piece sur­vives in his sprawl­ing mutant odyssey.
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The body horror inspirations behind High-Rise

by Jonathan Bacon

Ben Wheatley’s long-time pros­thet­ics super­vi­sor reveals the director’s pas­sion for prac­ti­cal effects.
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A brief guide to the best and worst movie cameos

by Jonathan Bacon

Zoolan­der 2 uses them ter­ri­bly, but his­to­ry tells us that the art of the bit part is any­thing but simple.
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Why films about finance are really tales of male impotence

by Jonathan Bacon

The Big Short isn’t alone in equat­ing finan­cial dis­as­ter with man’s stunt­ed psyche.

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