Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

Elderly woman tenderly caring for sleeping man, likely a relative, in a home setting.
Review

Misericordia review – Chabrol would have approved

by Thomas Dawson

Alain Guiraudie defies neat categorisation with his shapeshifting eighth feature about morality, crime and queer desire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a navy blue suit appears distressed as he presses his hands against a brick wall in an urban setting.
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Novocaine review – no pain, no gain

by Hannah Strong

Jack Quaid delivers a charming performance as a man incapable of feeling pain in Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s ultraviolent action-comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people standing in a cluttered room with decorations and gifts.
Review

Y2K review – as throwaway as a killer Tamagotchi

by Iona Mathieson

The millennium bug triggers a cyber-apocalypse in Kyle Mooney’s nostalgia-driven directorial debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.
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When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four people sitting outdoors, two men in casual clothing and hats, one woman wearing a hat, and another man wearing sunglasses.
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All Happy Families review – a sweet reckoning with family strife

by David Jenkins

This well-mounted ensemble comedy sees a schlubby Josh Radnor forced to deal with a visit from his eccentric parents and brother.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, an elderly man in a dark suit and a young woman in a grey jumper, standing in a dimly lit room with various decorations.
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Opus review – off-key pop industry satire misses all its cues

by David Jenkins

John Malkovich is an electro pop god with an axe to grind in this glossy music industry horror-satire by debut director Mark Anthony Green

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman with messy dark hair, wearing a blue top, standing against a yellow wall.
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Sister Midnight review – a droll, strange, cool freak of a film

by Anton Bitel

Karan Kandhari’s film about a misanthropic newlywed giving into her feral impulses is an unpredictable, genre-bending delight.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with beard, shirtless, standing in room.
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Marching Powder review – a proper, proper gaffe

by Adam Woodward

Nick Love and Danny Dyer are back with yet another boorish, small-minded take on the football hooligan genre.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a striped jumper, sitting on a sofa and reading a red book.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zellweger dons her big knickers again as the frazzled heroine, this time getting her groove back after her husband’s death.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Colourful stage lights and glittering sequinned costume of a female performer on a gold and red stage.
Review

The People’s Joker – you have to see it to believe it

by Violet Lucca

A glorious, multifarious and modern rethink of the coming of age story as filtered through superhero movies, stand-up and the trans experience.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect