Contributions from Katie Goh | Little White Lies

Contributor Katie Goh

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In Praise Of

Why it’s time to revisit this landmark British LGBTQ+ drama

by Katie Goh

Ron Peck’s Nighthawks sur­vives as much more than a his­tor­i­cal doc­u­ment of gay life in a bygone era.
A person walking alone on a beach, with discarded clothing on the sand in the foreground.
Review

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sump­tu­ous, qui­et­ly rad­i­cal 18th cen­tu­ry love sto­ry is one of the year’s very best.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Harriet

by Katie Goh

This ori­gin sto­ry of an Amer­i­can hero, star­ring Cyn­thia Eri­vo, is ren­dered as a bland adven­ture yarn.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two Black women, one holding a firearm, in a tense scene with serious expressions.
Festivals

Harriet – first look review

by Katie Goh

Cyn­thia Eri­vo is superb in this oth­er­wise sketchy and under­pow­ered biopic of rebel slave, Har­ri­et Tubman.
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Festivals

How to Build a Girl – first look review

by Katie Goh

This nifty adap­ta­tion of Caitlin Moran’s 2014 best­seller boasts a charm­ing cen­tral turn by Beanie Feldstein.
Two women, one adult and one child, interacting through a glass window, with the child wearing a pink bracelet.
Festivals

Proxima – first look review

by Katie Goh

Eva Green is an astro­naut prepar­ing to leave her young daugh­ter for a year-long mis­sion in Alice Winocour’s emo­tion­al fourth feature.
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Festivals

A new film challenges Hollywood to close the gender gap

by Katie Goh

This Changes Every­thing asks why things aren’t improv­ing for women in the film industry.
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Festivals

Boyz in the Wood – first look review

by Katie Goh

Four school friends hit the Scot­tish High­lands in first-time writer/​director Nin­ian Doff’s off­beat adventure.
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Festivals

Elizabeth Sankey on deconstructing the rom-com

by Katie Goh

The musi­cian-turned-film­mak­er explores the his­to­ry of the genre in her insight­ful debut, Roman­tic Comedy.
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Queer Cinema

A new documentary tells the story of lesbians on screen

by Katie Goh

Dykes, Cam­era, Action! fea­tures first-hand accounts from Bar­bara Ham­mer and Desiree Akhavan.