Contributions from Thomas Hobbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Thomas Hobbs

Three men wearing Rastafarian attire, including dreadlocks, hats, and bright colours.
Review

Inna de Yard

by Thomas Hobbs

A group of pio­neer­ing reg­gae musi­cians hark back to the good old days in this mid­dling music documentary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men wearing hard hats standing in a forest.
Review

The Hummingbird Project

by Thomas Hobbs

The thrill-a-minute world of fibre-optic cable lay­ing back­drops this uneven tale of human­i­ty ver­sus capitalism.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in suits and bow ties, one with glasses, posing together.
Review

An Accidental Studio

by Thomas Hobbs

This affec­tion­ate doc tells the sto­ry of how George Harrison’s Hand­Made Films changed the face of British cinema.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a younger man in a blue hat and a older man in a wheelchair, interacting on a city street.
Review

The Upside

by Thomas Hobbs

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart pair up for a whol­ly unnec­es­sary remake of French dram­e­dy The Intouchables.

2
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2
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2
In Retrospect
Person in a red coat singing passionately, surrounded by smoke or fog.
In Praise Of

John Carpenter’s The Fog is even more chilling if you live by the sea

by Thomas Hobbs

A per­son­al essay on the director’s 1980 hor­ror, which returns to cin­e­mas this Halloween.
Stern-faced man in green top, graffiti-covered wall behind.
Review

Vs

by Thomas Hobbs

Direc­tor Ed Lilly’s against-the-odds tale of a white UK rap­per feels like a missed opportunity.

3
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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two young men in green hooded jackets, standing in a misty, grey setting.
Review

The Man from Mo’Wax

by Thomas Hobbs

A new doc­u­men­tary pro­fil­ing trip-hop pio­neer James Lavelle and his influ­en­tial label Mo’Wax Records.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person wearing a white martial arts uniform stands in a dilapidated doorway, appearing serious and focused.
In Praise Of

How Session 9 explores the horrors of toxic masculinity

by Thomas Hobbs

This for­got­ten 2001 hor­ror set in an aban­doned asy­lum offers a per­ti­nent look at a mod­ern issue.
Two men standing in front of a backdrop with the number 54 displayed, one wearing a light coat and the other in a suit.
Review

Studio 54

by Thomas Hobbs

This pro­file of the 1970s New York dis­co nir­vana is a rol­lick­ing exam­i­na­tion of Amer­i­can excess.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing sunglasses and a headband, sitting on a sofa surrounded by books.
Review

Filmworker

by Thomas Hobbs

This doc­u­men­tary pro­vides a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into Stan­ley Kubrick’s world, via his right-hand man, Leon Vitali.

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4
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4
In Retrospect