Contributions from Lillian Crawford | Little White Lies

Contributor Lillian Crawford

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Cinematic Investigations: At the Picturehouse with Wittgenstein

by Lillian Crawford

A film crit­ic traces the con­nec­tions between philoso­pher Lud­wig Wittgenstein’s escapist eccen­tric­i­ties and her own for­ma­tive expe­ri­ences as a cinephile.
Two dancers performing a dramatic dance routine on stage, with the male dancer supporting the female dancer as she arches her back. The scene is dark with dramatic lighting, emphasising the movement and emotion of the performance.
Review

Creature

by Lillian Crawford

Asif Kapadia’s col­lab­o­ra­tion with chore­o­g­ra­ph­er Akram Khan expert­ly man­i­fests Michael Powell’s dream of a fea­ture-length bal­let film.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Men­non­ite colony meet in secret in Sarah Pol­ley’s mov­ing adap­ta­tion of Miri­am Toews’ novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in blue dress and grey shawl stands amidst old wooden crosses in grassy field, with mountains in the background.
Review

The Wonder

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastián Lelio’s 19th-cen­tu­ry dra­ma dwells in the goth­ic-bucol­ic as a nurse watch­es over a girl who has sur­vived months with­out food.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

In praise of Isabel Sandoval

by Lillian Crawford

Though her work remains undis­trib­uted in the UK, her superb film and TV episodes show an immense and unique tal­ent on the rise.
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Review

Bergman Island

by Lillian Crawford

Mia Hansen-Løve’s lilt­ing rumi­na­tion on art, rela­tion­ships and cinephil­ia is one of her most accom­plished and mov­ing films to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

by Lillian Crawford

A teenage girl gets caught up in a mys­te­ri­ous online game in Jane Schoen­brun’s fas­ci­nat­ing tech-hor­ror debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Laura Wandel: ‘It was important that the children made this film their own’

by Lillian Crawford

The Bel­gian direc­tor of har­row­ing Cannes stand-out Play­ground on the intri­ca­cies of mak­ing a film from the per­spec­tive of kids.
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Review

Great Freedom

by Lillian Crawford

Sebas­t­ian Meise’s pro­found­ly sen­su­al sec­ond fea­ture is anchored by a stand­out per­for­mance from Franz Rogowski.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Matrix Resurrections

by Lillian Crawford

This long-await­ed sequel is a rev­o­lu­tion­ary and rad­i­cal cap­stone to the Wachowskis’ awe-strik­ing cyber­punk trilogy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect