Contributions from Ryan Coleman | Little White Lies

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Girls with Guns: how Tuesday Weld set the blueprint for Mia Goth

by Ryan Coleman

As Mia Goth brings us unhinged excel­lence via Pearl and Infin­i­ty Pool, it’s pos­si­ble to find a par­al­lel in the sto­ry of for­mer wild child Tues­day Weld.
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The Oscar Goes To...

Why Virginie Efira should win the Best Actress Oscar

by Ryan Coleman

The Bel­gian actress has been qui­et­ly build­ing a body of excel­lent work, defined by her empa­thet­ic por­tray­als of mul­ti­fac­eted women.
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Festivals

Susie Searches – first-look review

by Ryan Coleman

Sophie Kargman attempts to expand her 2020 short film into a fea­ture-length pic­ture, with mixed results.
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Festivals

Domingo and the Mist – first-look review

by Ryan Coleman

A Cos­ta Rican man resists attempts to destroy his home in direc­tor Ariel Escalante Meza’s mys­ti­cal drama.
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Review

Residue

by Ryan Coleman

Mer­awi Gerima’s stun­ning debut fea­ture sees a young film­mak­er return home to a rapid­ly gen­tri­fied Wash­ing­ton DC.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Meet the trans woman of colour chronicling life in America’s margins

by Ryan Coleman

Isabel Sandoval’s third fea­ture, Lin­gua Fran­ca, gives a voice to some of the world’s most vil­i­fied and vul­ner­a­ble people.