Contributions from Mark Asch | Little White Lies

Contributor Mark Asch

Female boxer in white vest and shorts with red gloves celebrates in boxing ring under bright overhead lights.
Review

Christy review – this ain’t ringing no box office bells

by Mark Asch

David Michôd’s biopic of pioneering boxer Christy Martin is a serviceable showcase for Sydney Sweeney.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Blonde woman in brown jacket behind blue metal bars speaking to dark-haired man in blue coat standing outside the cell.
Toronto Film Festival

Two Pianos – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Arnaud Desplechin is on fine form with this drama in which a pianist finds himself caught between the future and the past.
Black man in brown military-style coat stands beside wooden door, facing older white man in blue striped jumper in dimly lit interior.
Toronto Film Festival

The Christophers – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Steven Soderbergh casts Sir Ian McKellen and Michaela Cole in his London-set art world drama.
Man with curly hair and beard wearing dark shirt stands behind wire mesh fence, with blurred figure visible in background.
Toronto Film Festival

The Fence – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Claire Denis’ fourth film shot in Africa concerns an American foreman attempting to smooth over the death of a worker, starring Matt Dillon and Isaach de Bankolé.
Two men in white shirts on dark stage, one wearing headband, hands positioned on each other's shoulders in dim lighting.
Toronto Film Festival

Sacrifice – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Roman Gavras’ timely satire, set in the world of the über rich, fails to cut despite its starry cast.
Female boxer in white vest and shorts with red gloves celebrates in boxing ring under bright overhead lights.
Toronto Film Festival

Christy – first-look review

by Mark Asch

David Michôd’s biopic of pioneering boxer Christy Martin is a serviceable showcase for Sydney Sweeney.
Blonde woman in white t-shirt stands in doorway with person behind her placing hands on her pregnant belly.
Toronto Film Festival

Maddie's Secret – first-look review

by Mark Asch

John Early’s directorial debut, about a young woman struggling with an eating disorder, is a sincere and surprising comedic triumph.
Several people, including a pregnant woman, gathered in a room, with a clock on the wall.
Review

Young Mothers review – jumps from dramatic peak to dramatic peak

by Mark Asch

Belgium’s Dardenne brothers return with a typically emotive film about a group of very young women dealing with the dramas of childbirth.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A zombie crouching amongst yellow wildflowers against blue sky, partially obscured by foreground blooms.
Top Ranking

28 Ways Later

by Juan Barquin, Mark Asch, Esther Rosenfield, Hannah Strong, Daniel Schindel, Jake Cole

We examine how the UK’s tragic demise at the hands of the rage virus might have impacted the wider world.
Festivals

Young Mothers first-look review

by Mark Asch

Belgium’s Dardenne brothers return with a typically emotive film about a group of very young women dealing with the dramas of childbirth.
Festivals

Heads or Tails? – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis deliver a spirited western ballad about a young woman seeking freedom and her daring lover.
Festivals

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Russian exile filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov selects Auschwitz’s ​“Angel of Death“ as the subject of the first film made in his new home, Germany.

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