Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

A man with tattoos and a basketball jersey celebrating in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Review

Space Jam: A New Legacy

by Rógan Graham

This bloated reboot of the hit ​’90s cartoon crossover is little more than a cynical exercise in brand synergy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men in a room, one wearing a fringe jacket.
Review

Deerskin

by David Jenkins

Jean Dujardin becomes dangerously obsessed with a deerskin jacket in Quentin Dupieux’s slighter-than-slight comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a red leather jacket standing in a crowd of people.
Review

Freaky

by Hannah Strong

A teenage girl and a serial killer undergo an accidental body swap in Christopher Landon’s twist on a classic formula.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Crowd of people, some raising their arms, at an outdoor event or festival.
Review

Another Round

by Ella Kemp

Mads Mikkelsen and director Thomas Vinterberg continue their midlife crisis odyssey in rousing fashion.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with styled blonde hair wearing a black and white patterned dress, holding a glass of wine whilst sitting in a dimly lit room.
Review

French Exit

by Charles Bramesco

This dour transatlantic farce about a widowed New York socialite who relocates to Paris is a lesser literary adaptation.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Diverse group of people celebrating, waving, and appearing joyful in front of a "Country N87" sign.
Review

Nashville (1975)

by Glenn Heath Jr

Robert Altman’s show-stopping musical mosaic returns to UK cinemas in a sparkling new 4K restoration.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Three people, two men and one woman, sitting in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This dire action-comedy feels like it was thrown together with a minimum of care and attention.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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
Person with dark curly hair wearing a white shirt and dark jacket standing in an indoor setting.
Review

Shiva Baby

by Flora Spencer Grant

Rachel Sennott gives a standout performance in this anxiety-inducing comedy set at a Jewish wake.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women seated on a white bench, one wearing a floral dress and the other a blue jacket and purple dress.
Review

Frankie

by Laura Venning

Writer/​director Ira Sachs misses a trick with this ambling family drama set in a picturesque Portuguese town.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect