Contributions from Matthew Anderson | Little White Lies

Contributor Matthew Anderson

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Festivals

A new film exposes the mistreatment of Uganda’s LGBT community

by Matthew Anderson

The Pearl of Africa high­lights the every­day strug­gle of trans­gen­der peo­ple – and offers a bea­con of hope.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Ingrid Bergman’s performance in Notorious

by Matthew Anderson

The Swedish star was nev­er bet­ter than in this 1946 thriller from Alfred Hitchcock.
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In Praise Of

In praise of the original Bourne trilogy

by Matthew Anderson

Spy movie clich­es are sup­pressed in favour of sen­si­tiv­i­ty and real­ism in the first three films of this unlike­ly mega franchise.
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How Jacques Audiard put marginalised people in the frame

by Matthew Anderson

The French direc­tor of A Prophet and Dheep­an is drawn to sto­ries of human resis­tance and struggle.