Contributions from Matt Thrift | Little White Lies

Contributor Matt Thrift

A woman in a polka dot top using a landline telephone.
Festivals

Unsane – first look review

by Matt Thrift

Steven Soderbergh’s uncon­ven­tion­al iPhone movie is one of his strangest offer­ings to date.
A woman with dark hair wearing a green jacket is seated at a table in a dimly lit room, with several white objects, possibly eggs, in front of her.
Review

The Shape of Water

by Matt Thrift

Guiller­mo del Toro’s lat­est is a fairy tale for grown-ups with a cinephile twist – it may be his most per­fect con­fec­tion to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Black-and-white portrait of a pensive man and woman seated at a table, looking contemplative.
Interviews

Face to Face: Liv Ullmann on her life with Ingmar Bergman

by Matt Thrift

The screen icon speaks can­did­ly about her remark­able career, and her com­pli­cat­ed rela­tion­ship with the late Swedish master.
Mature man with grey hair and a serious expression, wearing a light jacket, waving his hand.
Interviews

John Boorman on Kubrick, Connery and the lost Lord of The Rings script

by Matt Thrift

The leg­endary British direc­tor of Deliv­er­ance, Excal­ibur and Zardoz looks back over his extra­or­di­nary career.
An older man with grey hair and a beard speaking on a red telephone, sitting at a desk with abstract geometric shapes in the background.
Interviews

David Fincher: ‘Moviemaking is a rat f*ck, every day is a skirmish’

by Matt Thrift

The alchemist behind Fight Club and Zodi­ac dis­cuss­es his newest true crime saga, the Net­flix Orig­i­nal series MINDHUNTER.
A warm-toned interior scene featuring a large billiards table, lamps with radiating light, and figures in period costume. Dominant colours are orange, yellow, and brown.
Review

Loving Vincent

by Matt Thrift

A curi­ous artis­tic exper­i­ment amounts to lit­tle more than that in this so-so Vin­cent Van Gogh biopic.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people speaking with an elderly man seated in a chair, surrounded by artwork on the walls.
Review

My Journey Through French Cinema

by Matt Thrift

Direc­tor Bertrand Tav­ernier wax­es lyri­cal about the great and the good of French cin­e­ma in this won­der­ful documentary.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up image of a man wearing a red cap and glasses against a backdrop of warm, vibrant colours.
Interviews

Steven Soderbergh: ‘There’s no new oxygen in this system’

by Matt Thrift

The Amer­i­can direc­tor dis­cuss­es his long-await­ed return to fea­ture film­mak­ing with Logan Lucky.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a bed together in a casual, intimate pose.
Festivals

Findings from a rare screening of Jacques Rivette’s masterpiece, L’Amour Fou

by Matt Thrift

The director’s aston­ish­ing 1969 film was shown from the only known 35mm print in existence.
A woman with platinum blonde hair and a fringe, wearing a black halter-neck top and holding a cigarette, against a dimly lit, red-tinted background.
Review

Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Char­l­ize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib action­er from John Wick’s David Leitch.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect