Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

Assorted action figures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, featuring vibrant green, blue, and orange colours.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem review – Turtle Power is alive and well

by Kambole Campbell

The piz­za-lov­ing, wise­crack­ing anthro­po­mor­phic rep­tiles receive a sub­stan­tial facelift in this charm­ing ani­mat­ed out­ing, which embraces their ado­les­cent spirit.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman seated at bar, contemplating with glass of wine in hand, atmospheric lighting creates warm, intimate mood.
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You Hurt My Feelings review – slight but charming marital comedy

by Hannah Strong

Nicole Holofcener reteams with Julia Louis-Drey­fus for a gen­tle com­e­dy about a writer who dis­cov­ers her hus­band does­n’t like her work.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two figures in a pink and blue lit setting, one wearing a turquoise shirt and the other a sparkling dress, facing each other.
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Barbie review – a gorgeously weird blockbuster event

by Hannah Strong

Gre­ta Ger­wig’s behe­moth block­buster is a stranger, more fas­ci­nat­ing film than its hyper-cor­po­rate mar­ket­ing would suggest.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Vibrant fantasy creatures in colourful city scene, with bright pink, blue, and orange shapes.
Review

Elemental

by Hannah Strong

Oppo­sites attract in Pixar’s take on the rom-com, but a ten­den­cy to play it safe means that Peter Sohn’s sparky sopho­more fea­ture nev­er quite ignites.
Group of blue-clad humanoid figures in a forested setting.
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Smoking Causes Coughing

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Eccen­tric French direc­tor Quentin Dupieux is total­ly dégagé about the ludi­crous lame­ness of his lat­est comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two young people, a woman and a man, sitting on a bench and laughing together at a fair or carnival.
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No Hard Feelings

by Marina Ashioti

Jen­nifer Lawrence stars as a woman hired to ​“date” a wealthy couple’s intro­vert­ed son in Gene Stup­nit­sky’s unfun­ny comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
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Asteroid City

by David Jenkins

The mae­stro returns, the patent­ed for­mu­la tweaked to bliss­ful per­fec­tion in this wit­ty and deeply mov­ing explo­ration of the tools that we pro­duce to help us see beyond our every­day vision.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A group of smiling and laughing women in colourful, patterned dresses and tops, posing together at a social event.
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Greatest Days

by Lillian Crawford

A group of estranged friends reunite for a pop pil­grim­age in Coky Giedroy­c’s dire big screen ver­sion of the offi­cial Take That musical.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A smiling man embracing two women, one with short wavy hair and the other with long dark hair, in a cosy indoor setting.
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Weiting Liu

Kel­ly Fre­mon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s icon­ic pre­teen nov­el is a sweet tale of a young girl fig­ur­ing out reli­gion, boys and puberty.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman dressed in a vibrant green and gold patterned dress with intricate jewellery and headpiece, posing with her hand raised.
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Polite Society

by Fatima Sheriff

Fol­low­ing the blast of sit­com joy that was We Are Lady Parts, Nida Man­zoor takes a giant leap to the big screen with an in-your-face com­e­dy about crane-kick­ing the face of tra­di­tion­al mores.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect