Contributions from Kambole Campbell | Little White Lies

Contributor Kambole Campbell

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.
Review

Weathering with You

by Kambole Campbell

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

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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.
Review

Promare

by Kambole Campbell

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

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Review

Klaus

by Kambole Campbell

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

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In Retrospect

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.
Review

Beanpole

by Kambole Campbell

Kantemir Balagov’s beautiful drama depicts the lasting wounds left by war, both physical and psychological.

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In Conversation

Meet the animation genius behind Ghost in the Shell

by Kambole Campbell

Director and designer Shōji Kawamori sees hand-drawn animation going the way of noh or kabubki in Japan.
Festivals

Weathering with You – first look review

by Kambole Campbell

Makoto Shinkai’s blissful follow-up to his 2016 smash, Your Name, plants teen romance in a climate change disaster.
Festivals

Color Out of Space – first look review

by Kambole Campbell

Shape-shifting aliens take on Nic Cage’s customary rage crescendo in this new horror film by the great Richard Stanley.

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