Contributions from Luke Channell | Little White Lies

Contributor Luke Channell

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Review

These Final Hours

by Luke Channell

As armaged­don looms, an Aussie father-to-be aban­dons his life in search of the bash to end them all.

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In Retrospect
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Five iconic films that harness the symbolic power of high-rises

by Luke Channell

Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise isn’t the first film to use a tow­er­ing struc­ture to reflect social anxieties.
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Top Ranking

10 actors who really learned how to get down for a film role

by Luke Channell

Ralph Fiennes’ dad-danc­ing in A Big­ger Splash got us think­ing about some oth­er scene-steal­ing moves.
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Review

Welcome to Leith

by Luke Channell

This hard-hit­ting por­trait of a noto­ri­ous white suprema­cist rais­es some chal­leng­ing ques­tions about mod­ern America.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Point Break

by Luke Channell

Peo­ple jump­ing off things. And repeat. The remake that absolute­ly no-one want­ed has final­ly arrived.

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Trailers

Miles Ahead get a groovy first trailer

by Luke Channell

Jazz leg­end Miles Davis gets the biopic treat­ment cour­tesy of actor-direc­tor Don Cheadle.
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Incoming

Could Leonardo DiCaprio be about to revive the YA genre?

by Luke Channell

The actor and pro­duc­er is set to adapt an eco-themed young adult nov­el set in a post-apoc­a­lyp­tic 2049.
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Incoming

Is Nicolas Winding Refn about to go mainstream on us?

by Luke Channell

The Dan­ish direc­tor is team­ing up with a pair of 007 writ­ers for an action thriller with huge com­mer­cial potential.
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In Praise Of

Is it possible for a war movie to be both impartial and political?

by Luke Channell

Michael Bay’s con­tro­ver­sial 13 Hours remind­ed us of a sim­i­lar­ly grit­ty but less gung-ho Israeli film from 2007.
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Incoming

Blade Runner 2 may reveal whether Deckard is human or a Replicant

by Luke Channell

Har­ri­son Ford is set to reprise his role along­side Ryan Gosling in the long-await­ed sequel.
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Film Music

10 musical performances by actors who really learned their instruments

by Luke Channell

Chris­t­ian Bale’s mad drum­ming skills in The Big Short got us think­ing about oth­er mem­o­rable ren­di­tions from famous actors.
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Could you watch the same movie on repeat for 24 hours?

by Luke Channell

A cin­e­ma in Liv­er­pool is chal­leng­ing audi­ences to sit through a Ground­hog Day marathon next month.