Contributions from Mike McCahill | Little White Lies

Contributor Mike McCahill

Family gathered around digital tablet, looking contemplative.
Review

Four Mothers review – canny crowd-pleaser

by Mike McCahill

Dar­ren Thorn­ton’s remake of Mid-August Lunch sees a nov­el­ist on the brink of break­ing out tasked with car­ing for his ail­ing moth­er and her friends.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing close together and facing each other in a rural setting with buildings and a fence in the background.
Review

Dark River

by Mike McCahill

Clio Barnard fol­lows up The Self­ish Giant with an over­wrought domes­tic dra­ma star­ring Ruth Wilson.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, browsing the aisles of a grocery store.
Review

The Big Sick

by Mike McCahill

Kumail Nan­jiani and Zoe Kazan star in this win­ning rom-com based on per­son­al experience.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a spacesuit helmet, illuminated by a bright light in a dark environment.
Review

Life

by Mike McCahill

Mars attacks in this under­pow­ered crea­ture fea­ture with a crew of A‑listers trapped on the Inter­na­tion­al Space Station.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect