Contributions from Rafa Sales Ross | Little White Lies

Contributor Rafa Sales Ross

Festivals

Lula – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Oliver Stone’s portrait of Brazil’s beloved president sadly fails to really capture what it is that makes Lula da Silva such a galvanising political force.
Review

Four Daughters review – successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous

by Rafa Sales Ross

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

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Festivals

Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

In his latest documentary, the American master Frederick Wiseman observes the routines of the Troisgros family and their three fine dining restaurants in France.
Festivals

Housekeeping for Beginners – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Goran Stolevski’s third feature is a story of queer solidarity in Northern Macedonia that doesn’t quite come together.
Review

Past Lives review – unravels as a marvel

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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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.
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.
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
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.
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.

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