Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

A young Black man with curly hair wearing a red jacket and a green shirt, set against a vibrant red and blue background with distorted patterns.
Review

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

by Kambole Campbell

Mul­ti­ple Spi­der-Mans makes for out­ra­geous fun in Marvel’s slick, con­stant­ly sur­pris­ing mul­ti­verse animation.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person with long brown hair wearing a red face mask in a dimly lit room.
Review

Mortal Engines

by Tom Huddleston

Despite some spec­tac­u­lar pro­duc­tion design, this is far from a pre­ci­sion-tooled adap­ta­tion of Philip Reeve’s steam­punk fantasy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A large, dark silhouette of a panther-like creature confronting a human figure in a lush, green forest.
Review

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

by Adam Woodward

Andy Serkis and an all-star cast fail to breathe new life into Rud­yard Kipling’s cher­ished adventure.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing a red fur-trimmed coat and hat, standing against a brick wall.
Review

The Christmas Chronicles

by Elena Lazic

Kurt Russell’s charm­ing turn as San­ta Claus makes this a fes­tive fam­i­ly adven­ture to savour.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a black coat aiming a bow and arrow in a cluttered, dimly lit room.
Review

Robin Hood

by Adam Woodward

A mis­cast Taron Egerton fronts this dour retelling of the age-old Eng­lish folktale.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people in formal attire, a woman in a red dress with floral patterns and a man in a black jacket, standing close together and looking away from the camera.
Review

Johnny English Strikes Again

by Caitlin Quinlan

Rowan Atkin­son returns to make a mock­ery of British Intel­li­gence in this tedious­ly unfun­ny spy spoof sequel.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man in dark clothing aiming a weapon in a chaotic urban setting with burning debris on the ground.
Review

Mile 22

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg’s lat­est col­lab­o­ra­tion is an explo­ration of Amer­i­can mil­i­tarism that doesn’t quite work.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in beige jacket holding a gun in a dark outdoor setting.
Review

The Predator

by David Jenkins

Shane Black exhumes this sem­i­nal ​’80s mon­ster fran­chise by pay­ing homage to the abject nas­ti­ness of the original.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in black suit sitting in lavender field with large teddy bear.
Review

Christopher Robin

by Ella Kemp

Piglet, Pooh and Tig­ger too are brought back to life in this big-heart­ed Dis­ney live-action animation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in black clothing lying on the ground, appearing to be in action or performing a stunt.
Review

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and Christo­pher McQuar­rie com­bine for one of the most pure­ly enter­tain­ing action movies of the new century.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect