Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

Whimsical creatures in wooden boxes, with large eyes and toothy grins, arranged in a chaotic yet playful manner.
Review

The Boxtrolls

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A delightful, comic animation with sophisticated social themes from the makers of ParaNorman and Coraline.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Protesters rally with fists raised, supporting LGBTQ+ miners, London skyline in background.
Review

Pride

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Stranger-than-fiction events power this affirmative, funny and well-cast social drama about solidarity.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with brown, dishevelled hair and a beard, wearing a black suit, gazing directly at the camera against a blue background.
Interviews

Robert Pattinson: ‘I want to do a Godard movie’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Rover star reflects on his swift transformation into an actor who’s always up for a challenge.
Smiling couple cuddling on couch with baby.
Review

Chinese Puzzle

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cédric Klapisch rounds off his star-spangled, globe-hopping serial in the Big Apple, with mildly amusing results.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man with long hair and a beard, covered in blood, standing next to a car in a rural setting.
Review

Blue Ruin

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This hard-boiled, unironic revenge thriller is held together by a mesmerising lead performance from Macon Blair.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

A Story of Children and Film

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The itinerant and inquisitive cinephile delivers this moving child-based addendum to his mammoth The Story of Film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A middle-aged woman with short, light-coloured hair, wearing a black jumper, sitting at a table and looking thoughtful.
In Praise Of

Why ‘Under the Skin’ author Michel Faber is one of the best writers around

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Celebrating the reclusive author whose words have been transformed into one of the year’s most beguiling movies.
Close-up portrait of a woman wearing military fatigues and cap, with a stern expression on her face.
Review

The Invisible War

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A tough, traumatic investigation into widespread rape in the US army by veteran documentarian Kirby Dick.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Alain Guiraudie: ‘I’m dealing with my own experience of sexuality’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French director has finally reached the mainstream with a murder mystery set on a gay nudist beach. LWLies met him.
Interviews

Spike Jonze: ‘I try to make everything I make personal’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

LWLies gets up close and (too?) personal with the cherished Her director.