Contributions from Lauren Thompson | Little White Lies

Contributor Lauren Thompson

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Girlhood and sexual repression in The Virgin Suicides and The Beguiled

by Lauren Thompson

Both films deal with dif­fi­cult themes relat­ing to female com­ing of age.
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Review

United States of Love

by Lauren Thompson

An explo­ration of love in 1990s Poland that fails to match its strik­ing visu­als with true emo­tion­al weight.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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If You Like...

Why Demon Seed is the perfect companion piece to Black Mirror

by Lauren Thompson

Before Char­lie Brooker’s dark social satire, there was Don­ald Cammell’s techno­pho­bic sci-fi.
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Review

Girls Lost

by Lauren Thompson

Don’t miss this vital LGBT-themed com­ing-of-age dra­ma from direc­tor Alexan­dra-Therese Keining.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Brian Gleeson talks Tiger Raid, Logan Lucky and the new Darren Aronofsky

by Lauren Thompson

The Irish star opens up about his most recent and upcom­ing projects.
Trailers

Watch the magical trailer for Studio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle

by Lauren Thompson

The fet­ed ani­ma­tion house is back with its first dia­logue-free, non-Japan­ese feature.
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Review

A Good American

by Lauren Thompson

Could a mass wire­tap­ping pro­gramme have pre­vent­ed the attacks on the World Trade Centre?

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

How Marie Antoinette pointed the way for post-feminism

by Lauren Thompson

Sofia Coppola’s opu­lent peri­od dra­ma explores female self-empow­er­ment in a man’s world.
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Review

Anthropoid

by Lauren Thompson

Stick with this World War Two-set assas­si­na­tion thriller – a dull start gives way to a heart-rac­ing climax.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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BFI London Film Festival

Every female director at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival

by Lauren Thompson

This year’s bumper line-up boasts 114 films direct­ed or co-direct­ed by women.