Adventure Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Adventure

Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
Review

Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expec­ta­tions be damned: Disney’s river­boat caper is one of the year’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able motion pictures.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing black clothing and leaping from a high building.
Review

Black Widow

by Fatima Sheriff

Scar­lett Johansson’s super assas­sin final­ly gets a solo run out in this enjoy­able adven­ture about messed up families.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people - a woman and a man - climbing on tyres in an outdoor setting.
Review

Fast & Furious 9

by Hannah Strong

Vin Diesel and his fam­i­ly kick it up a gear as they face off against old faces in Justin Lin’s return to the high octane franchise.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two cartoon characters, a boy and a girl, holding ice cream cones and smiling on a beach with blue sky and ocean in the background.
Review

Luca

by Kambole Campbell

Pixar’s fish-out-of-water fable on the Ital­ian Riv­iera takes its cues from vivid imag­i­na­tion of Stu­dio Ghibli.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Animated girl with big eyes and pigtails, wearing a pink top, against a green background.
Review

Earwig and the Witch

by Lillian Crawford

Stu­dio Ghibli’s first com­put­er-ani­mat­ed fea­ture boasts bags of charm and one its most endear­ing heroines.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A dark-haired person in a shadowy, mysterious setting.
Review

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

by Hannah Strong

This fan ser­vice-heavy redux of the 2017 super­hero pile-up just about jus­ti­fies its existence.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Horse-drawn wagons and people on horseback in a dusty desert landscape, with mountains visible in the background.
Review

News of the World

by Charles Bramesco

Tom Han­ks sad­dles up for a clas­si­cal­ly-styled west­ern about a Civ­il War vet­er­an who res­cues an orphaned girl.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a red and gold superhero costume, with curly dark hair, standing next to a man in a black jacket.
Review

Wonder Woman 1984

by Hannah Strong

There’s plen­ty of piz­zazz in Pat­ty Jenk­ins’ DC sequel, but it lacks the charm and per­son­al­i­ty of its predecessor.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of women in vibrant, colourful, and patterned vintage fashion attire, centred around a woman wearing a large brimmed hat.
Review

The Witches

by Leila Latif

Roald Dahl’s time­less children’s sto­ry is reimag­ined as a sac­cha­rine caper – but at least the cast are hav­ing fun.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Stylised illustrations of a young girl and a small creature sitting on a tree branch, surrounded by a round orange background with colourful patterns.
Review

Wolfwalkers

by Kambole Campbell

An ancient Irish folk tale is brought to life in won­drous hand-drawn ani­ma­tion cour­tesy of Car­toon Saloon.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect