Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

Young man wearing headgear and a dark hooded jacket in a dimly lit room
Review

Ready Player One

by David Jenkins

Steven Spielberg’s high-octane pop cul­ture bonan­za is ham­strung by its corny, trea­sure hunt plotting.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in a colourful patterned dress and a woman in a checked shirt, standing together in a scenic mountain landscape.
Review

A Wrinkle in Time

by Hannah Strong

For all its ambi­tion and artis­tic vision, Ava DuVernay’s glossy YA fairy tale fails to deliver.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person lying in shallow water, wearing dark clothing, with a determined expression on their face.
Review

Tomb Raider

by Elena Lazic

Ali­cia Vikan­der deliv­ers the goods and then some in the female-dri­ven action movie we’ve all been wait­ing for.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people examining a large, scaly reptile in a forested environment. The image shows their hands and arms interacting with the creature, which appears to be some type of crocodilian or alligator.
Review

Annihilation

by Adam Woodward

Alex Gar­land deliv­ers a visu­al­ly stun­ning, cool­ly affect­ing alle­go­ry for life, loss and human fallibility.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Colourful skeletal figures in traditional Mexican attire, including sombrero hats, posing with a young boy in a festive street scene.
Review

Coco

by David Jenkins

Pixar mine the theme of mor­tal­i­ty for light-heart­ed frol­ics in this Mex­i­can-set adventure.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard sitting in a grassy field, with a cloudy sky and wind turbines visible in the background.
Review

Hostiles

by David Jenkins

Chris­t­ian Bale gives it his actor­ly all as a jad­ed cav­al­ry gun­slinger in Scott Cooper’s dour, old-timey western.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in camouflage clothing climbing on a fallen tree, surrounded by lush greenery.
Review

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

by Hannah Strong

Dwayne John­son and co enter a vir­tu­al wilder­ness in the ​’90s reboot nobody asked for.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Dark silhouette of a film camera lens against a deep red background.
Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

by Hannah Strong

Rian John­son serves up the most spec­tac­u­lar, emo­tion­al and weird­est Star Wars film to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two superheroes, one in green and one in red, standing together in a dark, industrial setting.
Review

Justice League

by Hannah Strong

The lat­est film off the DC pro­duc­tion line sees Bat­man and co team up to fight an ancient evil force, with under­whelm­ing results.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A brown furry creature wearing a red hat and holding a red bucket, standing on a ledge in front of an orange door.
Review

Paddington 2

by David Jenkins

The friend­ly lit­tle bear spends some time behind bars in this fan­tas­ti­cal­ly delight­ful fam­i­ly sequel.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect