Contributions from Leila Latif | Little White Lies

Contributor Leila Latif

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Review

Dead Man’s Wire review – watchable, but struggles to justify its existence

by Leila Latif

Gus Van Sant’s thriller based on the true story of Tony Kiritsis is compelling but offers little to an already rich subgenre.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Voice Of Hind Rajab review – essential, if harrowing viewing

by Leila Latif

This Venice prizewinner fuses documentary with fiction and encapsulates the devastation and brutality of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Hedda review – Tessa Thompson reshapes the molecules around her

by Leila Latif

Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s ​‘Hedda Gabler’ with Tessa Thompson in a lush, 1950s-set fever dream.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Him review – not quite a touchdown

by Leila Latif

An ambitious college football player finds himself drawn into a cult in Justin Tipping’s sports horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Venice Film Festival

The Voice of Hind Rajab – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Hind Rajab’s story is almost too terrible to face, yet this masterwork from Kaouther Ben Hania demands we bear witness.
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Venice Film Festival

Dead Man’s Wire – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Gus Van Sant’s thriller based on the true story of Tony Kiritsis is compelling but offers little to an already rich subgenre.
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Venice Film Festival

Ghost Elephants – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Werner Herzog peers into the Angolan highlands in search of colossal elephants, and ends up gently reflecting on the ghosts of human longing.
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Review

The Roses review – Cumberbatch and Colman's chemistry peaks

by Leila Latif

Jay Roach reimagines The War of the Roses and leaves us yearning for an era when mid-budget, starry comedies weren’t such an endangered species.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Superman review – levity and humour win the day

by Leila Latif

James Gunn ditches the gloom with his make-or-break refresh of this oft-filmed comic book stalwart.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Sudan, Remember Us review – extremely powerful stuff

by Leila Latif

Hind Meddeb’s documentary poignantly captures the activist spirit of post-revolution Sudan.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

The Alto Knights review – if it ain’t broke…

by Leila Latif

Robert De Niro does double duty as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in Barry Levinson’s surprisingly enjoyable gangster thriller.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Piano Lesson review – high-quality but low-impact work

by Leila Latif

Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut with an ambitious adaptation of one of August Wilson’s most well-known plays.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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