Contributions from Katherine McLaughlin | Little White Lies

Contributor Katherine McLaughlin

Review

Broken English review – an imaginative ode to the late Marianne Faithfull

by Katherine McLaughlin

The 60s rock legend gets a career-spanning portrait in the form an unconventional hybrid doc by filmmaker duo Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

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Interviews

Amanda Seyfried: ‘This movie has changed me’

by Katherine McLaughlin

The star of The Testament of Ann Lee expounds on the joys of giving yourself over to cinema.
Review

Is This Thing On? review – funny, insightful, brilliantly directed

by Katherine McLaughlin

Bradley Cooper’s third directorial feature about a struggling marriage through the eyes of a stand-up comedian buzzes with energy and emotion.

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Review

Roofman review – another ep of the Channing Tatum show

by Katherine McLaughlin

Poppy star charisma drives this ripped-from-the-headlines comedy-drama from the usually morose writer/​director, Derek Cianfrance.

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Woman with long dark hair and man with curly hair looking down at camera in indoor setting.
Review

Together review – Franco and Brie try conscious uncoupling

by Katherine McLaughlin

A married couple move to the countryside only to find their relationship tested in new and surprising ways in Michael Shanks’ body horror.

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Review

Bring Her Back review – Sally Hawkins is sensationally unhinged

by Katherine McLaughlin

Two siblings discover their new foster mother isn’t all she seems in Michael and Danny Philippou’s gory horror. 

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Illustration of a smiling Daisy-May Hudson by Judith P. Raynault
Interviews

Daisy-May Hudson: ‘I want to make films that crack people’s hearts open’

by Katherine McLaughlin

The ambiguous and sometimes tragic nature of motherhood is the subject of writer/​director Daisy-May Hudson’s forceful debut, Lollipop.
Review

The Ballad Of Wallis Island review – relishes in daft physical comedy

by Katherine McLaughlin

Comedian collaborators Tim Key and Tom Basden co-write and co-star in James Griffiths’ pleasant bromance flick.

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Review

Hallow Road review – heavily signposted horror

by Katherine McLaughlin

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys navigate parental fears in Babak Anvari’s gripping yet shaky psychological thriller.

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Review

A Real Pain review – an amusing and compelling inquiry into human pain and suffering

by Katherine McLaughlin

Based on a trip he took to Poland with his own cousin, Jesse Eisenberg crafts a sensitive dramedy co-starring Kieran Culkin.

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Review

The Outrun review – sensationally directed and performed

by Katherine McLaughlin

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrott’s bestselling memoir.

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Review

Gasoline Rainbow review – glows brightly

by Katherine McLaughlin

The Ross Brothers create a portrait of youth in revolt in their first fiction film.

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