Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Review

Weiner

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This inti­mate por­trait of a dou­bly-dis­graced US politi­cian is one of the most vital doc­u­men­taries of our time.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Middle-aged man wearing a black t-shirt with yellow text in a Slavic language against a white concrete wall.

A new film exposes the emotional needs of going clean

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Mal­lo­ry com­pas­sion­ate­ly chron­i­cles one woman’s long and painful bat­tle with sub­stance abuse.
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Review

The BFG

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven Spiel­berg goes big with this mag­i­cal children’s sto­ry adap­ta­tion. But is it twist­ed enough for Roald Dahl?

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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First Person

Eva Husson explains why all the actors in Bang Gang are white

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French writer/​director on the non-diver­si­ty cast­ing of her inti­mate ​‘mod­ern love story’.
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Review

Adult Life Skills

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jodie Whit­tak­er deliv­ers a com­mand­ing per­for­mance in this acute­ly observed Brit comedy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Jeff Goldblum: ‘Finding out our relationship to the universe – that would be something’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Inde­pen­dence Day: Resur­gence sees Jeff Gold­blum return as Earth’s lone voice of inter­plan­e­tary reason.
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First Person

Adèle Exarchopoulos on filming inside France’s most notorious prison

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The young star of Blue is the Warmest Colour talks exclu­sive­ly about going behind bars for Down by Love.
A large crowd of people, mostly young, holding protest signs with slogans about sexual assault and campus safety. The signs feature bold red and black text on white backgrounds. The crowd is gathered outside a building with large windows.

Why are campus rapists treated better than their victims?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Vital doc­u­men­tary The Hunt­ing Ground gives a voice to the sur­vivors of sex­u­al attacks.
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Do we need to lie in order to tell the truth?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A new doc­u­men­tary por­trait of JT LeRoy pos­es fas­ci­nat­ing ques­tions about iden­ti­ty, authen­tic­i­ty and artis­tic legitimacy.
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Queer Cinema

A UK cinema is dedicating 58% of its programming to marginalised filmmakers

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Water­mel­on Woman – the first film direct­ed by an African-Amer­i­can les­bian – is among the titles screen­ing at Liv­er­pool Small Cinema.