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