Contributions from Victoria Luxford | Little White Lies

Contributor Victoria Luxford

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Acting Up

What makes Bill Skarsgård so monstrous?

by Victoria Luxford

As he plays Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ Nos­fer­atu, we exam­ine the qual­i­ties that make Bill Skars­gård a com­pelling villain.
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Acting Up

Cate Blanchett’s battle for the blockbuster

by Victoria Luxford

As Cate Blanchett stars in Bor­der­lands, we sur­vey her var­i­ous for­ays into the world of high bud­get, high pro­file filmmaking.
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Hollywood’s enduring fear of Artificial Intelligence shows no signs of letting up

by Victoria Luxford

As Gareth Edwards’ The Cre­ator storms into cin­e­mas, we trace the film indus­try’s obses­sion with the idea that a robot upris­ing looms on the horizon.
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Is the future of Star Wars on the small screen?

by Victoria Luxford

Jon Favreau’s The Man­dalo­ri­an could hold the key to the longevi­ty of Disney’s most lucra­tive franchise.
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Pixel Perfect: Why Hollywood’s biggest stars are turning to video games

by Victoria Luxford

Could the gam­ing world be the new home for A‑listers like Keanu Reeves?
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Endgame and the other 22nd entries in movie franchise history

by Victoria Luxford

How does the MCU’s lat­est com­pare with the cor­re­spond­ing instal­ments in these oth­er film series?
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A requiem for Batfleck

by Victoria Luxford

Ben Affleck’s short-lived Bat­man deserved bet­ter than to end up on the DC scrapheap.
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Why the ideal Oscars host is… Nobody

by Victoria Luxford

With Kevin Hart out of the frame, the Acad­e­my would be wise to put the focus back on the films.
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Halloween and the art of retconning a franchise

by Victoria Luxford

Why pre­tend­ing the past nev­er hap­pened can be the best thing for a film series and its fans.
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Not Movies

Disenchantment and Matt Groening’s lovable, flawed heroes

by Victoria Luxford

The Simp­sons creator’s first for­ay into stream­ing con­tin­ues his tra­di­tion of sub­ver­sive cen­tral characters.
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What should The Rock reboot next?

by Victoria Luxford

After reviv­ing sev­er­al fran­chis­es and ​‘remak­ing’ Die Hard with Sky­scraper, what else could Hollywood’s biggest star bring back?
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Star Wars needs to stop asking the wrong questions

by Victoria Luxford

Fol­low­ing Solo’s tepid box office per­for­mance, Lucas­film should start look­ing for­ward to win back fans.