Contributions from Kambole Campbell | Little White Lies

Contributor Kambole Campbell

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Festivals

What’s old is new again in Lupin III: The First

by Kambole Campbell

The clas­sic Japan­ese man­ga series makes the jump from 2D to 3D, and makes it look easy.
Dramatic sunset over countryside with silhouetted figure on bicycle.

A new online anime festival promises to broaden horizons

by Kambole Campbell

Screen Ani­mé will allow fans to dis­cov­er more of Japan’s ani­ma­tion out­put, offer­ing a wide range of films new and old.
Cartoon character in a colourful, abstract landscape with mountains, shapes, and vibrant colours.
Not Movies

Podcasts become strange adventures in The Midnight Gospel

by Kambole Campbell

The new show from the mak­ers of Adven­ture Time fil­ters per­son­al expe­ri­ences through psy­che­del­ic animation.
Shadowy figure at vehicle in misty, purple-hued forest.
Review

Color Out of Space

by Kambole Campbell

Nico­las Cage encoun­ters an unholy cos­mic ter­ror in direc­tor Richard Stanley’s HP Love­craft adaptation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Only Yesterday is a masterful reflection on youth’s impermanence

by Kambole Campbell

With the release of Stu­dio Ghibli’s back cat­a­logue on Net­flix, we look back at one of their unsung greats.
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Review

Weathering with You

by Kambole Campbell

Your Name direc­tor Mako­to Shinkai returns with a riv­et­ing fan­ta­sy romance back­dropped by envi­ron­men­tal ruin.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with long blond hair wearing a black shirt stands in a dark, dilapidated room with a large wooden barrel in the background.
Not Movies

The Witcher review – An entertaining romp through bleak high fantasy

by Kambole Campbell

Netflix’s Andrej Sapows­ki adap­ta­tion is play­ful, vio­lent, and enam­oured with Hen­ry Cavill’s chest.
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Review

Promare

by Kambole Campbell

Pyro­ki­net­ic mutants, shirt­less fire­fight­ers and eco-fas­cists col­lide in the first fea­ture film from Stu­dio Trigger.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Wintry forest with silhouetted figure, bare trees, snow-covered ground, and subtle lighting.
Review

Klaus

by Kambole Campbell

Netflix’s first ani­mat­ed fea­ture pro­duc­tion is a gor­geous look­ing fes­tive heart-warmer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black jacket sitting on a red motorcycle.

Gemini Man, duplicates and crises of masculinity

by Kambole Campbell

Ang Lee’s sci-fi thriller explores male inti­ma­cy and depen­den­cy through a time-hon­oured trope.