Contributions from Stefania Sarrubba | Little White Lies

Contributor Stefania Sarrubba

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Women look back: celebrating the advent of the modern neo-noir

by Stefania Sarrubba

Mod­ern noir has flipped the visu­al dynam­ics between men and women, refus­ing to shy away from the most per­va­sive aspects of gen­der-based violence.
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Opinion

How Deep Throat and Pleasure ask questions about safety on porn sets

by Stefania Sarrubba

Nin­ja Thyberg’s dra­ma brings up ques­tions about adult film which have gone unad­dressed since the days of Lin­da Lovelace.
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Festivals

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – first-look review

by Stefania Sarrubba

Emma Thomp­son and Daryl McCor­ma­ck shine in this insight­ful pas de deux about the joys and the shame of sex.
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In Praise Of

The Craft at 25 – A dark rite of passage for teenage covens

by Stefania Sarrubba

Andrew Fleming’s 1996 film offers a spell­bind­ing blend of Wic­can rit­u­als and high school politics.
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In Praise Of

How Palm Springs breaks the problematic pattern of time-loop romances

by Stefania Sarrubba

Cristin Milioti’s char­ac­ter sub­verts the pas­sive love inter­est trope seen in Ground­hog Day and About Time.
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In Praise Of

How Adam Schlesinger achieved pop perfection with That Thing You Do

by Stefania Sarrubba

The late singer-song­writer penned the ​’60s-inspired title track for Tom Han­ks’ direc­to­r­i­al debut.
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Queer Cinema

This filmmaker used Barbie dolls to storyboard her debut feature

by Stefania Sarrubba

Direc­tor Kel­ly Walk­er explains how she came up with a nov­el solu­tion to a cre­ative problem.
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Review

Horse Girl

by Stefania Sarrubba

Ali­son Brie writes and stars in this absorb­ing but uneven por­trait of a woman strug­gling with men­tal illness.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Women In Film

A new documentary is reclaiming the legacy of Alice Guy-Blaché

by Stefania Sarrubba

Pamela B Green’s Be Nat­ur­al presents the untold sto­ry of this pio­neer­ing female filmmaker.
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Queer Cinema

A Very Queer Christmas: Is the LGBTQ+ holiday rom-com season upon us?

by Stefania Sarrubba

Let It Snow and Sea­son of Love bring female queer romance to the fore.