Contributions from Tom Seymour | Little White Lies

Contributor Tom Seymour

A man with long, dark hair wearing a black coat standing on a balcony overlooking a city.
Review

This Must Be the Place

by Tom Seymour

Paulo Sor­renti­no and Sean Penn unite for a dark road movie han­dled with light­ness and ease.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young man wearing a black coat and tie stands in an outdoor setting with a serious expression.
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Submarine

by Tom Seymour

British cin­e­ma isn’t good at being cool, but Sub­ma­rine has bucked that trend; defi­ant­ly so.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of people seated on rocky ground surrounded by moss-covered boulders.
Review

Archipelago

by Tom Seymour

The Isles of Scil­ly pro­vide the dra­mat­ic, windswept back­drop for Joan­na Hogg’s soul­ful famil­ial drama.
Two human silhouettes wearing luminous suits walking down a dark corridor.
Review

TRON: Legacy

by Tom Seymour

The screen may glow in Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi spec­ta­cle, but the soul lies cold.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Smiling woman wearing a headband with text "Someday." and video view count displayed.
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Catfish

by Tom Seymour

In the truth it finds, Cat­fish is a sad and trou­bling film that avoids cynicism.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Crowd of people in black and white, with a young girl in a red coat standing alone in the foreground.

The problem with Hollywood’s representation of the Holocaust

by Tom Seymour

Why are Tinseltown’s depic­tions of this atroc­i­ty so often reduced to lit­tle more than fail­ing memories?
A man in military-style armour with a serious expression, standing in a dimly lit area.
Review

Clash of the Titans

by Tom Seymour

A big-bud­get 3D remake of a clas­sic and pop­u­lar spec­ta­cle film star­ring the guy from Avatar.

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Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman with a bloody face, looking distressed, wearing a red coat.
Review

The House of the Devil

by Tom Seymour

Ti West’s peri­od chiller is a mod­ern hor­ror film that feels at once nos­tal­gi­cal­ly hack­neyed and invig­o­rat­ing­ly fresh.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect