Crime Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Crime

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Review

Birds of Prey

by Hannah Strong

Mar­got Rob­bie brings anar­chy and atti­tude to the DCEU in Cathy Yan’s pop-punk ode to womanhood.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Parasite

by Hannah Strong

Bong Joon-ho’s class-clash black com­e­dy will bur­row under your skin and stay there.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two Black individuals, a man wearing a red jacket and a woman wearing a striped top, stand together against a green background with a vintage car.
Review

Queen & Slim

by David Jenkins

Daniel Kalu­uya and Jodie Turn­er-Smith are lovers on the run in Meli­na Mat­soukas’ clum­sy crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one wearing sunglasses, sitting in a car.
Review

Bad Boys for Life

by Adam Woodward

This is not a review of Bad Boys for Life. This is a requiem for Bad Boys.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in winter attire standing outside a brick building.
Review

The Gentlemen

by Hannah Strong

After spend­ing a decade in Hol­ly­wood, Guy Ritchie returns to his gang­ster roots with this all-star crime caper.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Uncut Gems

by Hannah Strong

Mr Sand­man brings us a dream with his hyp­not­ic turn as a fatal­is­tic Jew­ish jeweller.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man wearing a hat taking a photograph in a vintage car.
Review

Motherless Brooklyn

by Adam Woodward

Edward Nor­ton directs and stars in this patch­work New York noir about a Tourette-suf­fer­ing pri­vate eye.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Knives Out

by David Jenkins

Rian John­son does his best Agatha Christie impres­sion in this riotous, star-packed homage to the clas­sic whodunnit.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people in close embrace, wearing red clothing, under warm lighting in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Judy & Punch

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Mia Wasikows­ka turns the tables on her male oppres­sor in this sub­ver­sive take on the tra­di­tion­al mar­i­onette show.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a dark suit walking down a dimly lit alley at night, with other people visible in the background.
Review

21 Bridges

by David Jenkins

This excep­tion­al­ly poor cop thriller star­ring Chad­wick Bose­man prizes leery vio­lence over basic coherence.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect