Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

Three persons in costumes standing outside a building, one person sitting on a barrel. Colourful clothing includes green jacket, striped tops, and clown outfits.
Review

Jackass Forever

by Hannah Strong

Johnny Knoxville, Steve‑O and the gang return to the big screen for lewd, crude antics with a surprisingly sweet centre.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a cream-coloured top and a man in a striped shirt stand in front of a blue car.
Review

Licorice Pizza

by David Jenkins

Newcomers Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman shine in Paul Thomas Anderson’s most purely pleasurable film to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and glasses stands at a whiteboard, holding a laptop and pointing to the board with a marker.
Review

Don’t Look Up

by Hannah Strong

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence tackle a climate emergency in Adam McKay’s uneven, star-studded dramedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three men in pink t-shirts sitting on a patterned sofa, interacting with one another.
Review

Pirates

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Reggie Yates’ London-set, Y2K-era debut feature is a rollicking celebration of friendship and Black British music.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man wearing a face mask gestures during a press conference, surrounded by floral arrangements.
Review

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

by Matt Turner

A school teacher goes viral for all the wrong reasons in Romanian director Radu Jude’s salacious social satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a messy, cluttered bedroom sitting on a bed, looking pensive.
Review

Playlist

by Ariel Klinghoffer

French graphic novel artist Nine Antico directs this uneven character study of a young woman looking for love.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Cluttered vintage office interior with bookshelves, furniture, and several people, including a man in a bow tie and an older man.
Review

The French Dispatch

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson’s New Yorker-inspired anthology film is a meticulously-crafted love letter to the art of magazine journalism.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man with a beard wearing a white headscarf, looking thoughtful and serious.
Review

Freshman Year

by Emily Maskell

With this poignant rom-com, writer/​director and star Cooper Raiff establishes himself as a vital voice for Gen Z.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing a patterned bucket hat and sunglasses, resting their chin on their hands against a pink background.
Review

Sweetheart

by Marina Ashioti

Teenage romance blossoms by the seaside in first-time director Marley Morrison’s caravan park-set coming-of-ager.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three older Tibetan men, one with a white umbrella, conversing with a younger man in a mountainous landscape with a flock of sheep in the background.
Review

Balloon

by David Jenkins

This gentle sex comedy set among a Tibetan rural community explores intimacy, family and the hardships of life.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect