Contributions from Trevor Johnston | Little White Lies

Contributor Trevor Johnston

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Review

Darkest Hour

by Trevor Johnston

Gary Old­man is on career-best form in this stan­dard issue Win­ston Churchill biopic from direc­tor Joe Wright.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

by Trevor Johnston

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos is up to his old tricks in this typ­i­cal­ly strange and idio­syn­crat­ic psycho-thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Goodbye Christopher Robin

by Trevor Johnston

The cre­ation of Win­nie the Pooh is the fas­ci­nat­ing sub­ject of this unfo­cused screen biography.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

God’s Own Country

by Trevor Johnston

A trou­bled farmer falls for a Roman­ian work­er in this heart­felt fea­ture debut from Fran­cis Lee.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

City of Ghosts

by Trevor Johnston

The impor­tance of cit­i­zen jour­nal­ism comes to the fore in Matthew Heineman’s vital documentary.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Trailers

A gorgeous new film celebrates life in London

by Trevor Johnston

Lon­don Sym­pho­ny is a col­lage of scenes cap­tur­ing the rich­ness and poet­ry of life in the British capital.
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Review

It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt Pepper and Beyond

by Trevor Johnston

A key ingre­di­ent is miss­ing from this trib­ute to the Fab Four’s sem­i­nal pop-rock LP: the music.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Graduation

by Trevor Johnston

Romania’s Cris­t­ian Mungiu returns with anoth­er under­stat­ed (and excel­lent) social drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Denial

by Trevor Johnston

Rachel Weisz rails against Nazi apol­o­gists in this stur­dy court room dra­ma for the ​‘post-truth’ age.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Silence

by Trevor Johnston

Scorsese’s mono­lith­ic pas­sion project final­ly arrives, and it’s a ripped straight from his spir­i­tu­al­ly devout heart.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect