Contributions from Kambole Campbell | Little White Lies

Contributor Kambole Campbell

A man with a horn-shaped headpiece shouting in an urban setting.
Review

Hail Satan?

by Kambole Campbell

Pen­ny Lane’s head-spin­ning doc­u­men­tary charts the rise of The Satan­ic Temple.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two children, a boy and a girl, embracing in a shadowy interior. The girl wears a green dress and the boy wears white clothing.
Review

Us

by Kambole Campbell

Jor­dan Peele’s sec­ond fea­ture dis­turbs, pro­vokes and tick­les in its arch dis­man­tling of the mod­ern Amer­i­can family.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures in suits wearing alien masks, one holding a gun, in a cluttered room with a blue-tinged lighting.
Not Movies

Netflix brings an appropriately weird adaptation of The Umbrella Academy to life

by Kambole Campbell

A dis­band­ed super­hero team reunites in this brisk and play­ful take on Ger­ard Way’s comic.
A young Black man with curly hair wearing a red jacket and a green shirt, set against a vibrant red and blue background with distorted patterns.
Review

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

by Kambole Campbell

Mul­ti­ple Spi­der-Mans makes for out­ra­geous fun in Marvel’s slick, con­stant­ly sur­pris­ing mul­ti­verse animation.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Animated character on a motorbike, chasing an animated rabbit-like creature through a desert landscape with dramatic sky.
Not Movies

Why Netflix’s live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop is destined to fail

by Kambole Campbell

Shinichi­ro Watanabe’s sin­gu­lar ​’90s show is yet anoth­er clas­sic ani­mé that should be left well alone.
Muscular boxer in boxing gloves, posing on a boxing ring with lights in the background.
Review

Creed II

by Kambole Campbell

Michael B Jor­dan returns as Ado­nis Creed in this over­ly sen­ti­men­tal and unin­spired rehash of Rocky IV.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Portrait of a woman with braided hair, sitting at a table with a glass of orange juice and sunflowers in the background.
Review

The Hate U Give

by Kambole Campbell

With a break­out turn from Amand­la Sten­berg, this YA melo­dra­ma offers a fresh look at insti­tu­tion­al oppression.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a green jacket and a woman in a blue coat, walking together down a city street.
Festivals

The Little Drummer Girl – first look review

by Kambole Campbell

Flo­rence Pugh, Alexan­der Skars­gård and Michael Shan­non star in this lurid, weird and impec­ca­bly designed new work from Park Chan-wook.
A man in a white shirt and blue cape with a symbol on it, standing in a room with red walls and candles.

How BlacKkKlansman joins the dots between our racist past and present

by Kambole Campbell

Like Do the Right Thing and Bam­boo­zled before it, Spike Lee’s film is a wake up call to white America.
A young boy wearing a jacket looks thoughtfully towards a body of water surrounded by colourful wildflowers and greenery.
If You Like...

A beginner’s guide to the films of Lynne Ramsay

by Kambole Campbell

To cel­e­brate the release of You Were Nev­er Real­ly Here, we’ve put togeth­er a handy primer of the director’s short and fea­ture work.