Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Review

Elysium

by Adam Woodward

Matt Damon suits up for Neill Blomkamp’s high-tech celestial epic. But we’re left wanting more.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

by David Jenkins

Werner Herzog’s 1972 masterpiece returns to the big screen, which is a cause for major celebration.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Star Trek Into Darkness

by Adam Woodward

Cumberbitches rest easy: JJ Abrams ably navigates the USS Enterprise through dark skies.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Iron Man 3

by David Jenkins

The superhero movie gets a Dickensian meta-comedy treatment care of writer/​director Shane Black.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

by David Jenkins

How could a gore-flecked take on the beloved Brothers’ Grimm fairy tale turn out to be such a write-off?

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Wreck-It Ralph

by Chris Blohm

Riffing on the 8‑bit icons of retro arcade games, Wreck-It Ralph is strictly B‑grade Disney.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Jack Reacher

by Adam Woodward

Not even Werner Herzog can’t save this slick but mediocre Tom Cruise vehicle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Life of Pi

by Andrew Schenker

Ang Lee’s dazzling CG dreamworld basks in the danger of sea-bound solitude, but it all cloaks a big, banal religious metaphor.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Sightseers

by Adam Woodward

The director of Kill List and Down Terrace returns with a camp comedy caper about pair of cagoule-sporting serial killers.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Dredd

by David Jenkins

Alex Garland takes another sweep at bringing the infamous 2000AD strip to the screen. The results are sensational.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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