Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

Two men in historical costumes on horseback, one wearing a leather jacket and scarf, the other in armour and a helmet, against a backdrop of trees and buildings.
Review

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

by Glenn Heath Jr

Ter­ry Gilliam final­ly com­pletes his pas­sion project after 30 years of plan­ning. He shouldn’t have bothered.

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A man with curly hair and beard looking intently at a dog in a room with framed artwork on the walls.
Review

Dolittle

by Charles Bramesco

Robert Downey Jr takes on the famous lit­er­ary physi­cian with pre­dictably dis­as­trous results.

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1
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1
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Young woman in white outfit wielding staff, surrounded by lush jungle foliage
Review

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

by David Jenkins

The Star Wars saga comes to a close with a sto­ry that’s big on cameos and ref­er­ences, but short on excite­ment and surprises.

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Three people standing in a dark room, a man with grey hair and a beard wearing a green jacket, a young woman with dark hair wearing a red jacket, and a young man with dark hair wearing black clothing.
Review

Jumanji: The Next Level

by Hannah Strong

The gang gets a sequel… Dan­ny DeVi­to and Awk­wa­fi­na join the cast of this glossy fan­ta­sy adventure.

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Geometric robot figure with sharp angles and green and black shapes against a pink and purple background.
Review

Promare

by Kambole Campbell

Pyro­ki­net­ic mutants, shirt­less fire­fight­ers and eco-fas­cists col­lide in the first fea­ture film from Stu­dio Trigger.

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4
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Three young women posing in a desert landscape, wearing casual clothing.
Review

Charlie’s Angels

by Charles Bramesco

Kris­ten Stew­art leads a squad of lethal female spies in the lat­est reboot of the ​’70s TV sensation.

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Wintry forest with silhouetted figure, bare trees, snow-covered ground, and subtle lighting.
Review

Klaus

by Kambole Campbell

Netflix’s first ani­mat­ed fea­ture pro­duc­tion is a gor­geous look­ing fes­tive heart-warmer.

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3
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Person climbing rock face high above cloudy sky.
Review

The Aeronauts

by Hannah Strong

Eddie Red­mayne and Felic­i­ty Jones play Vic­to­ri­an bal­loon enthu­si­asts in this unin­spired his­tor­i­cal drama.

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2
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2
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Animated characters of sheep and dog standing on snowy ground at night surrounded by sparkling effects.
Review

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

by Trevor Johnston

Aardman’s wool­ly hero has an unex­pect­ed vis­i­tor in this warm-heart­ed stop-motion sequel.

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4
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4
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Two men standing in a maize field, discussing something. Tall green plants, overcast sky.
Review

The Peanut Butter Falcon

by Hannah Strong

This sweet-natured, Tom Sawyer-esque tale of unlike­ly com­pan­ion­ship has just enough charm to keep it going.

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