Contributions from Robyn Quick | Little White Lies

Contributor Robyn Quick

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In Praise Of

Why I love The Watermelon Woman

by Robyn Quick

Cheryl Dun­ye’s debut fea­ture broke the mould with its wit­ty blend of fact and fic­tion – and remains a queer clas­sic to this day.
Elderly man with curly grey hair in a bookshop, surrounded by shelves and hanging lamps.
Review

Hello, Bookstore

by Robyn Quick

An inde­pen­dent book­shop finds itself under threat from clo­sure in this heart­felt doc.

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In Retrospect
Image 1: Silhouettes of people swimming in water against a blue sky Image 2: Black and white portrait of a pensive-looking person

Lotte Reiniger and the hidden women of animation

by Robyn Quick

Equal­i­ty in ani­ma­tion has come a long way, but female film­mak­ers are still being erased from an art form they helped pioneer.
Two older men with grey hair and beards, one looking directly at the camera and the other with a pensive expression.
Review

Inland

by Robyn Quick

A trou­bled young man search­es for his moth­er in Fridtjof Ryder’s dis­ap­point­ing first feature.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Carmen

by Robyn Quick

Ben­jamin Millepied’s reimag­in­ing of Georges Bizet’s clas­sic opera is beau­ti­ful to behold, but lacks musi­cal pizzazz.

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People in vintage military and civilian clothing, some wearing glasses, indoors in a dimly-lit setting.
Queer Cinema

A new film season is championing queer stories from the 1990s

by Robyn Quick

This Pride Month, Bar­bi­can Cin­e­ma will show­case eight films cel­e­brat­ing LGBTQ+ lives.
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Incoming

An Asteroid City exhibition is landing in London

by Robyn Quick

Wes Ander­son fans can tour orig­i­nal props and minia­tures before catch­ing a bite in a retro ​’50s-style diner.