Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

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Review

Leonor Will Never Die

by David Jenkins

A retired action film screenwriter falls into a coma that transforms into one of her own scripts in Martika Ramirez Escobar’s debut feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four women with blond, grey, and curly hair, smiling and conversing together.
Review

80 For Brady

by Hannah Strong

A group of octogenarian pals set their sights on attending the 2017 Superbowl in Kyle Marvin’s charming but unambitious comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people sitting on a garden bench, conversing in an outdoor setting with trees and plants in the background.
Review

Rye Lane

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Raine Allen-Miller’s love letter to Peckham is a welcome addition to the British rom-com canon, with standout performances from Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Champions

by Hannah Strong

Bobby Farrelly goes it alone with this warm but cliched remake of a Spanish language film, in which Woody Harrelson plays a temperamental basketball coach.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a pink top standing next to a large, dark bear in a forested setting.
Review

Cocaine Bear

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A rag-tag group must outwit a bear on a drug-filled rampage in an American national park in Elizabeth Banks’ gory comedy-thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in white shirt and woman in purple dress embracing in hotel room.
Review

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

by Hannah Strong

Mike Lane swaps Miami for London in this frustratingly underwhelming and unsexy threequel.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

by Fatima Sheriff

A filmmaker sets out to document her best friend’s arranged marriage in Shekhar Kapur’s culture clash romantic comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Five people, two men and three women, standing together in front of a brick wall. They are wearing various outfits from the 1980s era, including colourful clothing and accessories.
Review

White Noise

by Hannah Strong

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig reunite as a couple grappling with their fear of death in Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Middle-aged man in light-coloured jacket sitting thoughtfully in front of large, curved glass window.
Review

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

by David Jenkins

Benoit Blanc enters the canon of iconic movie characters with Rian Johnson’s second foray into whodunit (nu-dunit?) territory.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Strange World

by David Jenkins

This retro-inspired Disney adventure yarn boasts lots of great, progressive ideas, but lacks in the imagination department.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect