Contributions from Josh Slater-Williams | Little White Lies

Contributor Josh Slater-Williams

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Review

Surge

by Josh Slater-Williams

A pow­der-keg per­for­mance from Ben Whishaw pow­ers this vis­cer­al Lon­don-set crime thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in pink Hollywood t-shirt, neon green sunglasses, smiling at camera.
Review

I Blame Society

by Josh Slater-Williams

A film­mak­er turns ser­i­al killer in this live­ly meta mock­u­men­tary from writer/​director Gillian Wal­lace Horvat.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A scruffy, golden-haired dog sitting in a cluttered, dimly lit room.
Review

Stray

by Josh Slater-Williams

Istanbul’s semi-fer­al dog pop­u­la­tion is the focus of this thought-pro­vok­ing ethno­graph­ic documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person's face holding a gun, in black and white.
Festivals

Limbo – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Soi Cheang’s gris­ly yet daz­zling mono­chrome noir fol­lows a pair of cops inves­ti­gat­ing a ser­i­al murderer.
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Festivals

Tides – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Tim Fehlbaum’s effec­tive if over­fa­mil­iar sci-fi sees an astro­naut become ship­wrecked on a des­o­late Earth.
A person with curly red hair wearing sunglasses, a black top, and a black leather jacket stands in front of a white wall with the word "RECORD" written on it.
Festivals

Creation Stories – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

This mud­dled biopic of music indus­try fig­ure­head Alan McGee fea­tures some tru­ly dis­as­trous cameo appearances.
Two young men relaxing in a social setting with a group of people in the background.
Review

Rose Island

by Josh Slater-Williams

An eccen­tric Ital­ian engi­neer con­structs an island utopia in the Adri­at­ic Sea in this old-fash­ioned charmer.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Snowy mountain peaks, a dilapidated building on a rocky outcrop, and a person on a path in the foreground.
Review

Murder Me, Monster

by Josh Slater-Williams

A head­less woman sparks a search for a myth­i­cal crea­ture in Ale­jan­dro Fadel’s taut moun­tain­side thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two ballet dancers in dark outfits performing on a stage with a large window in the background.
Review

Isadora’s Children

by Josh Slater-Williams

Damien Manivel’s dra­ma cap­tures the grace and poise of pio­neer­ing chore­o­g­ra­ph­er Isado­ra Duncan.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young Asian individuals wearing matching green t-shirts with a logo on the front.
Festivals

Special Actors – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Shinichi­ro Ueda fol­lows up his break­out hit One Cut of the Dead with a sim­i­lar­ly enter­tain­ing and inven­tive char­ac­ter drama.