Contributions from Lillian Crawford | Little White Lies

Contributor Lillian Crawford

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Charlie Kaufman’s fast food obsession

by Lillian Crawford

I’m Think­ing of End­ing Things is anoth­er sly cri­tique of cap­i­tal­ism and the com­mod­i­fi­ca­tion of cinema.
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Review

Hope Gap

by Lillian Crawford

Annette Ben­ing, Bill Night and Josh O’Connor star in this heartrend­ing sto­ry of mar­i­tal strife on the shoreline.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Francis Lee’s Ammonite to close the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Lillian Crawford

The British writer/director’s les­bian romance will cap off this year’s LFF on 17 October.
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Review

Rising Phoenix

by Lillian Crawford

This pow­er­ful doc­u­men­tary charts the his­to­ry of the Par­a­lympics and its pos­i­tive impact on dis­abil­i­ty representation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Amy Seimetz: ‘There is no waking up from death’

by Lillian Crawford

The direc­tor of She Dies Tomor­row opens up about how anx­i­ety and exis­ten­tial dread feed her cre­ative spirit.
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Review

She Dies Tomorrow

by Lillian Crawford

Amy Seimetz’s neon-soaked danse macabre is one of the year’s most chill­ing and effec­tive horrors.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Lillian Crawford

The first of five films from the director’s Small Axe anthol­o­gy will screen for free to audi­ences across the UK.
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Review

Ava

by Lillian Crawford

Clas­si­cal inter­ests mask taboo-break­ing desires in Sadaf Foroughi’s Tehran-set high school drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Perfumes

by Lillian Crawford

Emmanuelle Devos stars as a fra­grance mak­er extra­or­di­naire in this slight sen­so­ry dra­ma from Gré­go­ry Magne.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Wild at Heart remains an empowering depiction of female trauma

by Lillian Crawford

In David Lynch’s 1990 film, Lau­ra Dern’s Lula refus­es to allow her rape to con­trol her – she’s a sur­vivor, not a victim.