Contributions from Millicent Thomas | Little White Lies

Contributor Millicent Thomas

A young boy wearing a red and blue jacket stands with his eyes closed, facing away from the camera, in front of a patterned green and blue wall.
Review

County Lines

by Millicent Thomas

Hen­ry Blake’s assured debut sees a young boy forced into traf­fick­ing drugs across the UK’s inter­nal borders.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Blonde girl in red coat sitting in chair.
Review

System Crasher

by Millicent Thomas

Nora Fingscheidt’s nar­ra­tive debut fol­lows a wild child who’s been failed by Germany’s fos­ter system.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a white robe holds a red rose, set against a wooden background.
In Praise Of

Fear of the feminine in David Cronenberg’s The Brood

by Millicent Thomas

In the director’s 1979 body hor­ror, mater­nal func­tions are a source of repul­sion and terror.
Close-up view of a person wearing a futuristic sci-fi-style helmet with glowing orange and red lights.

How Tony Stark became Marvel’s most authentic, relatable hero

by Millicent Thomas

Iron Man’s arc has con­tin­u­ous­ly evolved over his decade-long stint in the MCU.