Contributions from Saskia Lloyd Gaiger | Little White Lies

Contributor Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

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Review

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review – one to reflect on in the bath

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Anna Hint’s inti­mate, drowsy doc­u­men­tary observes a group of women cleans­ing their bod­ies and shar­ing secrets in a tra­di­tion­al smoke sauna.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Theater Camp review – slightly cliquey thesp fest

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Mol­ly Gor­don and Nick Lieber­man direct this light­heart­ed mock­u­men­tary about a strug­gling the­ater camp, but its insid­er humour might only work for am-dram enthusiasts.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a purple jumper sitting in front of a blue and green underwater scene with swimming fish.
Review

The Innocent review – pleasantly quirky romantic caper

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A sullen aquar­i­um work­er becomes sus­pi­cious of his moth­er’s new hus­band in Louis Gar­rel’s pleas­ing­ly off­beat famil­ial drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young Asian women in traditional and contemporary outfits standing in a traditional East Asian architectural setting.
Review

Joy Ride review – hands-over-eyes, wretched hilarity

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A quar­tet of mis­matched women take a road trip across Chi­na in a jour­ney of self-dis­cov­ery in Adele Lim’s raunchy comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Let’s eat Barbie! A journey through one doll’s wry reinventions

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An explo­ration of par­o­dies and sub­ver­sions of the infa­mous dol­l’s image, before Gre­ta Ger­wig explodes into the tongue-in-cheek canon of Bar­bie culture.
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Review

Smoking Causes Coughing

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Eccen­tric French direc­tor Quentin Dupieux is total­ly dégagé about the ludi­crous lame­ness of his lat­est comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Amanda

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Car­oli­na Cavalli’s fea­ture debut about a young wom­an’s arrest­ed devel­op­ment is both too real for its whim­sy and too whim­si­cal to be realistic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Night Of The 12th

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Dominik Moll grap­ples with an unsolved mur­der case tak­ing place in a small Alpine town in this dark, true crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Fashion Reimagined

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sto­ry of Amy Powney and her jour­ney to cre­ate tru­ly sus­tain­able and eth­i­cal clothes oscil­lates between the fas­ci­nat­ing and the tiresome.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Cocaine Bear

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A rag-tag group must out­wit a bear on a drug-filled ram­page in an Amer­i­can nation­al park in Eliz­a­beth Banks’ gory comedy-thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Nostalgia

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

After 40 years away, a man returns to his home­town of Naples and dis­cov­ers venge­ful spir­its in Mario Mar­tone’s crime drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Inspection

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A new marine strug­gles with the restric­tive, homo­pho­bic envi­ron­ment of the US mil­i­tary in Ele­gance Brat­ton’s semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect