Contributions from Max Copeman | Little White Lies

Contributor Max Copeman

A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a grey jacket, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression against a dark background.
Review

Vivarium

by Max Copeman

Imo­gen Poots and Jesse Eisen­berg become trapped in a sub­ur­ban night­mare in this metaphor-laden domes­tic horror.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Headshot of a woman with blonde curly hair and serious expression.
Review

Jihad Jane

by Max Copeman

Cia­rán Cassidy’s engross­ing doc­u­men­tary exam­ines the mak­ing of an unlike­ly ter­ror cell.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young couple laughing happily together in a field, dressed casually in bright colours.
Review

Plus One

by Max Copeman

A pair of sin­gle­tons hatch a plan to get them through wed­ding sea­son in Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer’s spir­it­ed rom-com.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Illustration of a multi-panel design featuring a resort or travel destination, with various rooms and outdoor scenes displayed. Vibrant colours, geometric shapes, and whimsical architectural elements create a playful, stylised visual.
Posters

Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite gets a stunning new poster

by Max Copeman

Renowned design stu­dio La Boca have cre­at­ed an illus­trat­ed poster for the South Kore­an director’s latest.
Two shirtless men standing in tall grass against a hazy sky.
Festivals

What to see at the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam

by Max Copeman

The Nether­lands’ pre­mier cel­e­bra­tion of cin­e­ma returns in Jan­u­ary with a new-look programme.
Three people in period costume - a man in a grey cardigan, a woman with dark curly hair, and a woman wearing a white dress - conversing indoors.
Incoming

Yorgos Lanthimos is eyeing a gothic western for his next project

by Max Copeman

The direc­tor is report­ed­ly close to sign­ing on to adapt Richard Brautigan’s nov­el ​‘The Hawk­line Monster’.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a bench and looking at something the man is holding.
Incoming

Alex Ross Perry is set to adapt a Stephen King novel for next project

by Max Copeman

The Her Smell writer/​director is tack­ling ​‘The Dark Half’ for MGM.
Intense, red-tinted image of two people's faces in close proximity, with textured hair and strong lighting creating dramatic contrast.
Review

Pink Wall

by Max Copeman

Actor-turned-direc­tor Tom Cullen’s fea­ture debut episod­i­cal­ly pieces togeth­er a rela­tion­ship falling apart.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect