Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Review

Manchester by the Sea

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck deliv­ers a career-best per­for­mance in Ken­neth Lonergan’s stun­ning med­i­ta­tion on loss.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Losing faith in the world? Time to watch Imitation of Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Dou­glas Sirk’s 1959 dra­ma is the per­fect anti­dote to the Pandora’s box of intol­er­ance opened by Trump.
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Review

Paterson

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

One of 2016’s finest pulls up just before the year ends, and Adam Dri­ver is sat smil­ing at the wheel.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Interviews

David Oyelowo: ‘The best of us is to love and be loved’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The star of A Unit­ed King­dom talks frankly and open­ly about the impor­tance of faith in life and work.
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Review

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Wern­er Her­zog explores how the inter­net has shaped the mod­ern world in this infor­ma­tion heavy doc.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

American Honey

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Andrea Arnold returns with a styl­ish but sham­bling teen road movie star­ring charis­mat­ic new­com­er Sasha Lane and Shia LaBeouf.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The five best films from Queer Lisboa 2016

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A sen­su­al Argen­tine rela­tion­ship dra­ma and a doc­u­men­tary about gay mar­riage in Myan­mar were among the high­lights of this year’s festival.
Trailers

Watch the kinky first trailer for Fifty Shades Darker

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cin­e­ma’s pre­mière per­vert indus­tri­al­ist is back for some more soft­core frot­tage in this forth­com­ing sequel.
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Review

The Childhood of a Leader

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Actor Brady Cor­bet moves behind the cam­era for this bold, baroque explo­ration into the roots of polit­i­cal evil.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Alex Cox: ‘I’m more sympathetic to Lydon’s point of view than ever’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The direc­tor of Sid and Nan­cy reflects on the mis­takes he made and dis­cov­er­ing Gary Oldman.