Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Diverse group of characters in futuristic costumes and masks, including a woman with a rabbit-ear headpiece.
Review

Borderlands review – rage-quit worthy video game slop

by Juan Barquin

Eli Roth’s slapdash adaptation of the brash video game series is a joyless slog despite the presence of Cate Blanchett.

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Two women, one pregnant, sitting near a window and smiling.
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Babes review – a true bundle of joy

by Leila Latif

Two lifelong best friends find their relationship tested as one of them navigates single motherhood in Pamela Adlon’s delightful directorial debut.

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Two women dressed in vibrant, colourful clothing pose together in a lush, verdant setting.
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Alma’s Rainbow review – a stylish gem

by Marina Ashioti

30 years since its initial release, Ayoka Chenzira’s underseen debut feature receives a gorgeous 4K restoration.

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Young Asian person with mouth wide open and eyes squinting, expressing exuberant laughter.
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Dìdi review – a neo-nostalgic period piece

by David Jenkins

Set in 2008, a 13-year-old boy undergoes the trials and tribulations of his final month of middle school in Sean Wang’s directorial debut.

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A superhero character in a red and black costume with weapons strapped to their body, standing in front of a weathered concrete wall.
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Deadpool & Wolverine review – a mixed (ball) bag

by David Jenkins

The MCU serves up a two-hour dick joke slam in the guise of a metatextual superhero threequel. Results may vary.

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Two elderly individuals riding a red mobility scooter in a garden setting with lush greenery and buildings in the background.
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Thelma review – June Squibb finally gets her starring role

by Hannah Strong

June Squibb is a delight in this sweet comedy about an irrepressible 93-year-old who won’t take being scammed lying down.

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Two people, a woman and a man, sitting on a sofa in a living room. The woman wears a light-coloured top and the man wears a dark top.
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Sleep review – Jason Yu has the juice

by Josh Slater-Williams

A newlywed couple are haunted by sleepless nights in Jason Yu’s confident, darkly humorous debut feature.

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Stuffed animals with black-and-white X-shaped eyes and mouths, arranged in a cage-like setting.
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Hundreds of Beavers review – the best live-action Looney Tunes movie ever

by Callie Petch

A ruined applejack maker attempts to become a successful fur trapper in Mike Cheslik’s hysterical and inventive love letter to slapstick cinema.

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A man waving from a car, wearing a grey jacket and yellow shirt.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – generic cop flick falls flat

by David Jenkins

Eddie Murphy hits the nostalgia circuit with this depressing, algorithmic homage to the sparkling 1984 original.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a city street next to a sign advertising a special offer.
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Problemista review – a fiercely confident and surreal New York fairytale

by Lex Briscuso

Julio Torres writes, directs and stars in his debut feature, playing an idealistic toymaker who ends up in the employ of Tilda Swinton’s eccentric art critic while trying to navigate the US immigration system.

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