Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

A person in dark clothing seated at a white table in a bright pink room.
Review

Strawberry Mansion

by Charles Bramesco

A dream audi­tor becomes caught up with an age­ing eccen­tric in Ken­tuck­er Aud­ley and Albert Bir­ney’s high­ly imag­i­na­tive feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man standing by a wooden gate, wearing a grey t-shirt and leaning against a concrete wall.
Review

Beast

by Esther Rosenfield

Idris Elba is a father men­aced by a killer lion in this capa­ble but slight thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people facing each other, silhouetted against a purple sky.
Review

Thor: Love and Thunder

by Adam Woodward

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Rag­narok with a dis­ap­point­ing sequel sore­ly lack­ing in charm and imagination.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three animated Minion characters standing in front of a yellow school bus, wearing brightly coloured clothing and accessories.
Review

Minions: The Rise of Gru

by David Jenkins

The Min­ions scarce­ly fea­ture in this screw­ball supervil­lain ori­gin sto­ry that’s shame­ful­ly short on lols.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman with red hair floating in a murky, green-tinted body of water, surrounded by lush foliage.
Review

Jurassic World: Dominion

by Leila Latif

The return of some famil­iar faces can’t save this dire dino flick from feel­ing like a cyn­i­cal cash grab.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Shattered glass covering a face, with fragments in various shades of red and brown against a blurred, dark background with specks of light.
Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

by Hannah Strong

Direc­tor Sam Rai­mi injects some much need­ed per­son­al­i­ty into Marvel’s lat­est brand-build­ing exercise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals, one wrapped in a grey blanket, one in a black cloak, sitting on horses in a desolate landscape.
Review

The Northman

by Hannah Strong

Robert Eggers assem­bles an intre­pid team for the epic tale of a wronged Viking prince’s quest for vengeance.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in white shirts facing each other, one's head in front of the other's
Review

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

by David Jenkins

Arthur Harari charts the remark­able sto­ry of Japan­ese sol­dier Hiroo Ono­da, who refused to sur­ren­der at the end of World War Two.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing an orange jumpsuit standing against a brick wall.
Review

Morbius

by Hannah Strong

Jared Leto plays a ter­mi­nal­ly-ill sci­en­tist who acci­den­tal­ly turns him­self into a vam­pire in this shock­ing­ly inept super­hero saga.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Close-up of a blue cartoon hedgehog character with large eyes and a mischievous expression, clinging to a red aeroplane wing.
Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

by David Jenkins

Dashed-off sequel to the 2020 hit which makes the Chip­munks films look like Tarkovsky by comparison.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect