Contributions from William Carroll | Little White Lies

Contributor William Carroll

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In Praise Of

Why Angel Heart still haunts us 30 years on

by William Carroll

Alan Parker’s vio­lent tale of pri­vate detec­tives and dev­il wor­ship is a heady blend of neo-noir and horror.
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In Praise Of

Why Solaris is the greatest science fiction film ever made

by William Carroll

Andrei Tarkovsky’s mag­num opus offers a stark, spec­tac­u­lar reminder of what it means to be human.
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In Praise Of

Lost Highway at 20 – In praise of David Lynch’s eerie LA neo-noir

by William Carroll

The cult director’s peek behind the cur­tain of this icon­ic Amer­i­can city reveals the hor­rors within.
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A brief history of Prohibition in the movies

by William Carroll

Ben Affleck’s Live by Night con­tin­ues a long Hol­ly­wood love affair with this crime-rid­den era.
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Personal tragedy and trauma in the films of Denis Villeneuve

by William Carroll

The Cana­di­an director’s lat­est, Arrival, explores inti­mate themes present in his ear­li­er work.
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In Praise Of

Why The Assassination of Jesse James is a masterful modern western

by William Carroll

Andrew Dominik’s 2007 biopic human­is­es America’s most sto­ried outlaw.
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In Praise Of

Why The Limey is Steven Soderbergh’s most underrated film

by William Carroll

This late ​’90s neo-noir offers a heady mix of non-lin­ear nar­ra­tives, cock­ney rhyming slang, and Ter­ence Stamp.