Contributions from Kambole Campbell | Little White Lies

Contributor Kambole Campbell

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Interviews

Matt Reeves: ‘I didn’t know if Rob would want to come back to a blockbuster’

by Kambole Campbell

The man behind the return of Gotham’s favourite son reveals why Robert Pattinson was his first and only choice.
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Interviews

Mamoru Hosoda: ‘When it comes to the internet, reality has overtaken fiction’

by Kambole Campbell

As Belle hits UK cinemas, the acclaimed Japanese director talks Digimon, virtual cityscapes, and parenthood in the digital age.
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Review

Raging Fire

by Kambole Campbell

The final film by the great Benny Chan is a glorious throwback to the golden days of Hong Kong action flicks.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Anime-style mecha robot in red and black, with a fearsome expression, standing in a grassy field.
Review

The End of Evangelion

by Kambole Campbell

Back in cinemas this week, Hideaki Anno’s feature-length finale breaks hearts, bodies, and the fourth wall.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Mad God

by Kambole Campbell

Phil Tippett’s long-gestating stop-motion animation epic is a frenzied and frequently deranged Dantean odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

by Kambole Campbell

The producers of Avatar prequel The Legend of Korra expand on Netflix’s dark fantasy series with a bloody ​“animé”.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist is an emotional look at a virtuosic director

by Kambole Campbell

Though light on the technique, this documentary offers a fascinating insight into the animé icon’s world.
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Festivals

A new documentary about a DIY stage version of Alien is an absurd delight

by Kambole Campbell

Alien on Stage tells the story of a pantomime troupe’s hand-crafted tribute to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic.
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Review

The Witches of the Orient

by Kambole Campbell

This riveting sports documentary tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the famed Japanese women’s volleyball team.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Luca

by Kambole Campbell

Pixar’s fish-out-of-water fable on the Italian Riviera takes its cues from vivid imagination of Studio Ghibli.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect