Contributions from Naomi Wong | Little White Lies

Contributor Naomi Wong

A young Asian man with short dark hair standing in front of a shop window displaying a "Shoe Sale" sign.
Review

Gook

by Naomi Wong

This soul­ful indie dra­ma charts the fall­out of the LA riots through the eyes of two Kore­an-Amer­i­can brothers.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in denim jacket, facial expression neutral, background vivid orange.
Review

Gringo

by Naomi Wong

Nash ​“Broth­er of Joel” Edger­ton directs this enter­tain­ing but lazi­ly script­ed Mex­i­can crime caper.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a leather jacket stands in front of a crowd holding protest signs written in Arabic.
Review

The Nile Hilton Incident

by Naomi Wong

Tarik Saleh’s taut polit­i­cal thriller unfolds against the back­drop of the Egypt­ian Revolution.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a black suit holding a gun, with a stern expression on his face.
Incoming

Antoine Fuqua’s Scarface remake is not dead yet

by Naomi Wong

The direc­tor of Train­ing Day and The Equalis­er is back in the run­ning to update the Bri­an De Pal­ma classic.