Contributions from Rebecca Speare-Cole | Little White Lies

Contributor Rebecca Speare-Cole

A large, shaggy brown bear foraging in a lush, mossy forest clearing.

A new short doc paints an unforgiving portrait of human stupidity

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

Otto Bell’s The Tox­ic Pigs of Fukushi­ma shows the dev­as­tat­ing after­math of a nuclear disaster.
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Trailers

Watch the charming trailer for Studio Ghibli’s first ever kids’ show

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

Ron­ja, the Robber’s Daugh­ter will air on Ama­zon Prime lat­er this month.
A person in traditional Mongolian clothing holding a large bird of prey, silhouetted against a vibrant orange sky and mountainous landscape.
Review

The Eagle Huntress

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

A young girl shows the old men how to hunt with large birds in this charm­ing documentary.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
Close-up of a Black man's face, with vibrant blue and purple tones across his skin and expression.

Awards season contenders ranked by their posters

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

Which of these offi­cial pro­mo­tion­al images do you think is most deserv­ing of awards glory?
Trailers

Martin Scorsese’s Silence gets an amazing first trailer

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

‘Am I pray­ing to silence?’ Andrew Garfield and Adam Dri­ver head to Japan to spread the good word.
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Incoming

Ben Wheatley set to take on Frank Miller?

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

The British genre mae­stro looks to fol­low up Free Fire with his first screen adap­ta­tion of a graph­ic novel.
Trailers

Watch the first trailer for Kong: Skull Island

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

This time the icon­ic giant one is tak­ing on some real, bona fide actors: Tom Hid­dle­ston and Brie Larson.
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Yorgos Lanthimos has two new projects on the go

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

And both of them sound pret­ty awe­some, with Olivia Col­man and Col­in Far­rell set to star.
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Could a new Miyazaki movie be on its way?

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

The Stu­dio Ghi­b­li mae­stro who just can’t retire is back at the draw­ing board with a cater­pil­lar in his sights.
A figure in a large red cloak riding a red horse over a mountainous landscape with small buildings below.
Review

Revolution: New Art for a New World

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

This nifty doc explains how cre­ative rich­es were born out of polit­i­cal tumult.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Boats, hoes and dinosaurs – The childish brilliance of Step Brothers

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

Let us count the ways we love Adam McKay’s 2008 com­ic masterwork.
A man in a dark suit and coat stands on a city street, with buildings and people in the background.

Robert De Niro returns to his gangster roots for the small screen

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

David O Rus­sell will write and direct a new TV series co-star­ring Julianne Moore.