Contributions from Jordan Cronk | Little White Lies

Contributor Jordan Cronk

Two girls sitting at desks, drawing and writing in their notebooks. Colourful pens and pencils on the desks.
Review

Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

by Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beck­er­mann doc­u­ments school life in a mul­ti­cul­tur­al work­ing class dis­trict of Vienna.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men playing guitars together in a studio setting.
Film Music

10 great songs that helped the Coen brothers find their groove

by Jordan Cronk

With Hail, Cae­sar! hit­ting cin­e­mas this week take a lis­ten back through some of the direc­tors’ great­est hits.
Couple kissing on a park bench, with a hot drink on the table in front of them and a garden pavilion visible in the background.
Review

Love

by Jordan Cronk

Gas­par Noé returns with his most con­tro­ver­sial and com­pas­sion­ate movie yet.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An antique illustration with Arabic writing, a framed circular design, and autumn leaves.
In Praise Of

In Praise of Eric Baudelaire

by Jordan Cronk

Dis­cov­er this superb film­mak­er via a ret­ro­spec­tive host­ed by MUBI.
Portrait of a woman with short dark hair, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Women In Film

A love letter to Chantal Akerman

by Jordan Cronk

Jor­dan Cronk recalls the moment he dis­cov­ered the work of the late, great Bel­gian filmmaker.
Two people sitting in a dimly lit room, a man wearing a suit and a woman wearing a leather jacket and headband.
Review

Horse Money

by Jordan Cronk

Pedro Cos­ta returns with his first fea­ture since 2006. The result is noth­ing short of spectacular.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Tall pine trees in a dense forest, with a person walking along a dirt path.
Review

The Last of the Unjust

by Jordan Cronk

Claude Lanzmann’s dev­as­tat­ing appen­dix to his epochal Holo­caust doc­u­men­tary, Shoah, is a vital piece of cinema.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Ornate entrance gate with intricate green metal work, flanked by tall pillars, crowded with people milling about on a sunny day.
Review

At Berkeley

by Jordan Cronk

Fed­er­ick Wise­man brings his insight­ful and lay­ered film­mak­ing to one of America’s most lib­er­al institutions.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three individuals, two women and a man, embracing on a bed in a dark setting.
Review

Welcome to New York

by Jordan Cronk

The vora­cious sex­u­al appetite of Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes the basis for Abel Ferrara’s bril­liant, provoca­tive new film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women facing each other and almost touching at the window.
Review

Exhibition

by Jordan Cronk

Joan­na Hogg’s impres­sive third fea­ture offers an inti­mate dis­sec­tion of an artis­tic couple’s relationship.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect