Contributions from Rafa Sales Ross | Little White Lies

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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.
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
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
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.
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
Festivals

No Bears – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Jafar Panahi plays himself in this lovingly-crafted autofiction that centers on two pairs of lovers.
Festivals

Saint Omer – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

This deeply nuanced treatise on the tragedy of motherhood marks the extraordinary feature debut of Alice Diop.
Festivals

A Couple – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Frederick Wiseman reflects on the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya in his first foray into fiction filmmaking.
Festivals

Bardo – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

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

The Eight Mountains – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s is a poignant study of the friendship between two young men across four decades.

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