Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

Silhouettes of dancers on stage with vibrant purple and orange lighting, geometric shapes, and twinkling stars.
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Give Me Pity! review – an experimental, esoteric extravaganza

by Marina Ashioti

A young woman’s dream gig on television descends into chaos in Amanda Kramer’s imaginative new melodrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man with a beard and glasses and a woman, face each other in close proximity, lit by warm evening sunlight.
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Dream Scenario review – easy to enjoy, harder to remember

by Mark Asch

Nicolas Cage plays an otherwise unremarkable college professor who unexpectedly finds himself appearing in peoples’ dreams in Kristoffer Borgli’s latest satire.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of diverse teenagers in casual clothing, standing together against a colourful background.
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Bottoms review – undercooked, unfunny teen romance

by Hannah Strong

Two unpopular lesbians attempt to start a fight club at their high school in Emma Seligman’s disappointing follow-up to Shiva Baby.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three plush toy characters from a popular video game franchise, including a blue rabbit-like figure, a brown bear-like figure, and a yellow chicken-like figure, against a lit background.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s – nonsensical robo-slasher trash

by David Jenkins

What appears as a fun robotic slasher lark turns out to be a deathly dull rip-off of various trauma-based horror yarns which fails to deliver in either the serious or silly stakes.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men in business suits standing in a lift, one wearing a red tie, the other a bow tie.
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BlackBerry review – Glenn Howerton is on top form

by Hannah Strong

Canadian indie filmmaker Matt Johnson crafts an offbeat drama about the creation of a since-slain mobile phone giant.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a grey suit stands between two younger men in white coats, with other people visible in the background of a hospital setting.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Anderson adapts a Roald Dahl short story with his signature attention to detail and visual panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with long hair wearing a red headband and a tie-dye shirt, sitting at a desk looking intently at a computer screen with a glass of beer on the desk.
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Dumb Money review – mildly entertaining economics 101

by Hannah Strong

Craig Gillespie offers a look at the 2021 GameStop stock battle between Wall Street and Reddit, but this comedy is a little light on laughs.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men with beards, one wearing a cap, engaged in conversation outdoors with a rocky background.
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Rotting in the Sun review – bold and brilliant influencer satire

by David Jenkins

The impish Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Silva returns with a sharp thriller about an influencer who turns detective after a filmmaker he’s involved with goes missing.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair and a man with dark hair and skin standing together in a warm, amber-toned room.
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Klokkenluider review – a strong tonal balancing act

by Josh Slater-Williams

Actor Neil Maskell makes his debut as a filmmaker with this spiky thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Animated male character in basketball jersey holding ball, crowd in background
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The First Slam Dunk review – thrillingly choreographed basketball drama

by Esther Rosenfield

The manga that brought basketball to Japan gets a new adaptation which thrillingly embodies the sport’s high-flying action.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect