Contributions from Rafa Sales Ross | Little White Lies

Contributor Rafa Sales Ross

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Festivals

Firebrand – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Karim Aïnouz’s English language debut is a frustratingly buttoned-up take on the life of Henry VIII’s final wife, Catherine Parr.
Three women in intimate, relaxed poses on a bed. Warm tones, dark hair, clothing in polka dot and red patterns.
Festivals

Four Daughters – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

The latest documentary from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania centers a quartet of young women whose lived are changed forever when two of them join ISIS.
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Review

The Eight Mountains

by Rafa Sales Ross

The lifelong friendship between two men is the subject of Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s poignant Alps-set drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch: ‘Siblings can be close, but this is a whole other level of codependency’

by Rafa Sales Ross

Actress and producer Rachel Weisz and writer Alice Birch lift the lid on their reimagining of David Cronenberg’s chilling twin thriller.
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Festivals

The Plough – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Philippe Garrel enlists his three children for this family affair, in which a family of artistic puppeteers grapple with their patriarch’s passing.
Three people, two women and one man, seated on a boat, looking out over water.
Festivals

Past Lives – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Celine Song’s feature debut is a tender exploration of multiethnic romance, complimented by nuanced performances from Greta Lee and John Magaro.
Two armed men, one Caucasian and one Black, crouching in a wooded area with weapons.
Review

Plane

by Rafa Sales Ross

Gerard Butler plays a pilot whose plane goes down in a conflict zone in Jean-François Richet’s surprisingly satisfying thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

by Rafa Sales Ross

Alejandro G Iñárritu grapples with creative fulfilment and the Mexican diaspora in his sprawling, semi-autobiographical surrealist drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Charlotte Wells: ‘Adults are locked in the roles that they perform for kids’

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Scottish filmmaker behind breakout indie Aftersun explains the complex process of portraying memory in cinema.
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Review

No Bears

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Iranian master returns with a set of parallel love stories reflecting on superstition and the mechanics of power.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect