Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Two individuals in a desert landscape, one wearing a green hooded garment reaching out to the other.
Review

Io Capitano review – disassociation turned surreal fantasy

by Katherine McLaughlin

Two Sene­galese teenagers embark on a per­ilous jour­ney to Europe in Mat­teo Gar­rone’s affect­ing dra­ma about the migrant crisis.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young person wearing a blue and grey striped hat and a blue winter coat, looking thoughtful.
Review

Evil Does Not Exist review – beautifully precise

by Xuanlin Tham

Ryû­suke Ham­aguchi’s dra­ma about a moun­tain vil­lage threat­ened by a new devel­op­ment is a haunt­ing depic­tion of the gulf between cap­i­tal­ism and environmentalism.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people riding a bicycle on a rural road, with one person wearing a striped top.
Review

Drift review – attempts to shock without the aspect of surprise

by David Jenkins

A Liber­ian refugee attempts to rebuild her life with the assis­tance of a sun­ny Amer­i­can tour guide in Antho­ny Chen’s scat­tered drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women, one with long dark hair and the other with long blonde hair, standing side by side outdoors.
Review

Silver Haze review – messy in a lifelike, truthful way

by David Jenkins

A men­tal health nurse strug­gling to come to terms with trau­mat­ic events from her past falls in love with one of her patients in Sacha Polak’s tough but hon­est drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three men in military uniforms and hats, one appears to be giving instructions to the others.
Review

Disco Boy review – a bold yet banal character study

by Marina Ashioti

Two men in search of a bet­ter life meet by chance in the Niger Delta – one in the French For­eign Legion, the oth­er a rev­o­lu­tion­ary with dreams of becom­ing a dancer.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Young woman smiling in red scarf, warm lighting.
Review

The Sweet East review – packed with salty goodness

by David Jenkins

A high school stu­dent embarks on a bizarro road trip through con­tem­po­rary Amer­i­ca in Sean Price William’s idio­syn­crat­ic fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four adults in a classroom setting, a young woman in a red jumper seated at a desk holding a coffee cup.
Review

The Teachers’ Lounge review – a chain-reaction melodrama

by Isaac Feldberg

A new teacher is tasked with find­ing out which of her stu­dents is respon­si­ble for a series of thefts in Ilk­er Çatak’s drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Cartoon interior of a cluttered room with a smiling ghost-like character reading a newspaper, surrounded by household items and furniture.
Review

Robot Dreams review – a wordless wonder

by Michael Leader

A dog cre­ates a robot friend for him­self in Pablo Berg­er’s intri­cate, amaz­ing silent animation.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures, one hooded in a dark cloak, embracing a woman wearing a light-coloured dress. Dark background.
Review

The New Boy review – an ambitious undertaking by one of Australia’s best

by Charles Bramesco

A young arrival at an Aus­tralian nun­nery begins to exhib­it unusu­al pow­ers in War­wick Thorn­ton’s fan­tas­ti­cal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect