Contributions from Katherine McLaughlin | Little White Lies

Contributor Katherine McLaughlin

Review

Patti Cake$

by Katherine McLaughlin

Danielle Macdonald announces herself in storming fashion in this spirited film about finding your voice.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
First Person

Lizzie Borden reflects on her vital feminist sci-fi Born in Flames

by Katherine McLaughlin

The American director discusses the issues at the heart of her newly remastered 1983 film.
Not Movies

American Gods ‘The Bone Orchard’ review – Bold and bloody television

by Katherine McLaughlin

Blood Sugar Sex Magik!
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How Raw channels the bloody coming of age of Ginger Snaps

by Katherine McLaughlin

Both films express a uniquely female concern through visceral imagery.
Review

City of Tiny Lights

by Katherine McLaughlin

Riz Ahmed’s acting talents are wasted in this needlessly convoluted noir thriller.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Trailers

Bong Joon-ho’s Okja gets a mysterious first-look teaser

by Katherine McLaughlin

The director’s Tilda Swinton-starring latest looks at the bond between man and animal.
Trailers

Watch the first trailer for Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch

by Katherine McLaughlin

The director of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is back with a bang.
Women In Film

Alice Lowe’s advice to women working in the film industry

by Katherine McLaughlin

The Prevenge director on how she owned her womanhood by flipping a perceived weakness into a strength.
Obama Era Cinema

Black Lives Matter – Social media activism and the politics of protest

by Katherine McLaughlin

How a handful of filmmakers and a simple hashtag turned stories of African-American oppression into a national concern.
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How Train to Busan channels the social panic of Snowpiercer

by Katherine McLaughlin

The end of the world has a familiar theme in these train-based South Korean allegories.

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