Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Two young people, a man and a woman, smiling and looking at each other in the front seat of a car.
Review

Hacksaw Ridge

by David Jenkins

Mel Gibson delivers an intensely brutal war movie with an intriguing moral twist.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with curly hair wearing a grey t-shirt, standing in front of a wall with graffiti.
Review

Lion

by David Jenkins

Dev Patel plays a displaced orphan retracing his roots in Garth Davis’ sentimental drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in red dress standing in an ornate room with furniture and artwork.
Review

Jackie

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A career-best Natalie Portman channels the spirit of former FLOTUS Jackie O in this ace biopic.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals wearing burgundy and pink clothing standing in front of a wooden building.
Review

Goodfellas (1990)

by David Jenkins

In tandem with a full Scorsese retrospective, this beloved meatball opera is served up once more.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men sitting on a wooden bench outdoors, surrounded by lush greenery.
Review

T2 Trainspotting

by David Jenkins

They’ve decided to bring the band back together. They really shouldn’t have bothered.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A young man wearing a military-style jacket standing outdoors in the snow.
Review

Manchester by the Sea

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck delivers a career-best performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s stunning meditation on loss.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in hat and coat standing by wooden door.
Review

Live by Night

by David Jenkins

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this sprawling, ambitious and flawed east coast gangster epic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people laughing and dancing animatedly in a room with artwork on the walls.
Review

Endless poetry

by Anton Bitel

Alejandro Jodorowsky embarks on a(nother) mad, metaphysical quest for identity.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men with long hair, one dressed in black and the other wearing a feathered headpiece, engaged in an intense conversation or emotional exchange in a forested setting.
Review

Silence

by Trevor Johnston

Scorsese’s monolithic passion project finally arrives, and it’s a ripped straight from his spiritually devout heart.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people sitting on a bench, a man and a woman, wearing warm winter clothing in shades of blue and navy.
Review

Collateral Beauty

by Elena Lazic

The man once self-described as Mr Box Office heads up yet another slushy, contrived dud.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect