Crime Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Man in suit standing at podium in courtroom, surrounded by people.
Review

The Goldman Case review – a thumping courtroom drama

by David Jenkins

Cédric Kahn recre­ates the grip­ping 1976 tri­al of polit­i­cal activist Pierre Gold­man in this immer­sive court­room drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman's face, with vibrant orange and red lighting casting a dramatic glow on her features.
Review

Red Rooms review – a claustrophobic tech-tinged nightmare

by Hannah Strong

Pas­cal Plante’s haunt­ing dra­ma exam­ines the dark real­i­ty of the true crime indus­tri­al com­plex in ele­gant and aus­tere fashion.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, embrace in a cosy, dimly lit room with a painting on the wall and a table with plates of food.
Review

Only the River Flows review – a spellbinding nightmare

by Josh Slater-Williams

A detec­tive is haunt­ed by a mur­der case he can’t crack in Wei Shu­jun’s unset­tling crime drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man waving from a car, wearing a grey jacket and yellow shirt.
Review

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.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Kill review – a bumpy ride along parallel tracks of heroism and villainy

by Anton Bitel

A young man sets out to save his true love and ends up caught in a bloody bat­tle aboard a train in Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s riotous actioner.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Crowded nightclub scene with women in flashy, revealing outfits dancing enthusiastically on a stage, surrounded by a rowdy crowd.
Review

MaXXXine review – it kinda suxxx

by David Jenkins

Mia Goth’s porn star­let cleans up her CV with a bloody vengeance in this under­whelm­ing and over­reach­ing hor­ror threequel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in casual clothing sitting on the grass next to a vintage motorcycle against a background of trees.
Review

The Bikeriders review – a slow but enveloping saga

by Rógan Graham

Jeff Nichols’ dra­ma based on Dan­ny Lyon’s pho­to­book about a 1960s Chica­go motor­cy­cle gang final­ly cruis­es into cinemas.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women sitting on floor in gym, surrounded by weights and equipment.
Review

Love Lies Bleeding review – hot, dirty, fast, combustible

by Hannah Strong

Kris­ten Stew­art and Katy O’Brien are on fire as star-crossed lovers who get into a sweaty mess in Rose Glass’s lurid ​’80s throw­back thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people sat in a grassy field, one wearing a white shirt and the other a blue shirt.
Review

The Delinquents review – comic twist on classic crime saga

by David Jenkins

The worst crim­i­nals in the world find deep­er mean­ing in their lives in this hilar­i­ous odyssey from Rodri­go Moreno.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three young women in a colourful, neon-lit room, wearing casual clothing with bold stripes and textures.
Review

Drive-Away Dolls review – a future midnight screening staple

by Esther Rosenfield

Mar­garet Qual­ley and Geral­dine Viswanathan star in a delight­ful­ly daffy road movie, writ­ten by Ethan Coen and his wife Tri­cia Cooke.

4
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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect