Contributions from Laurence Boyce | Little White Lies

Contributor Laurence Boyce

Two young men standing in front of a massage parlour sign.
Festivals

An adventure in shorts at Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival

by Laurence Boyce

One of the world’s lead­ing cel­e­bra­tions of short film offers an excit­ing vision not only for the future of cin­e­ma, but for how a film fes­ti­val can work.
Woman with wavy brown hair and fur coat, in the reflection of a red car window.
Review

Post Mortem

by Laurence Boyce

A unique and weird his­to­ry les­son cre­at­ed by a direc­tor whose star is con­tin­u­al­ly on the rise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a green jacket and yellow vest seated in the cockpit of a helicopter
Review

Unstoppable

by Laurence Boyce

Tony Scott main­tains his high-octane style, but this has a more inti­mate feel than his oth­er bom­bas­tic actioners.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people at a table, an older woman in a blue dress holding a plate of food, a man in a black jumper, and a woman in a black outfit.
Review

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

by Laurence Boyce

This is famil­iar ter­ri­to­ry for Wern­er Her­zog – a com­pelling crime dra­ma and intrigu­ing char­ac­ter study rolled into one.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people - a blonde woman and a man with brown hair - holding handguns and aiming them in a dark setting.
Review

Knight and Day

by Laurence Boyce

While you hard­ly expect a sum­mer block­buster to be mas­sive­ly orig­i­nal this film is so deriv­a­tive it’s almost ridiculous.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up portrait of a woman and man, gazing at each other tenderly in a black and white photograph.
Review

Breathless (1960)

by Laurence Boyce

Jean-Luc Godard’s mas­ter­piece stands the test of time, still man­ag­ing to feel incred­i­bly fresh and exciting.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman with wavy blonde hair, downcast expression, wearing a white lace top.
Review

Dogtooth

by Laurence Boyce

Dog­tooth is a film that delights in dis­con­cert­ing the view­er and refus­es to sup­ply any easy answers.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect