Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Close-up of a man with a beard and curly hair, lit by warm light from the window behind him, against a dark background.
Review

Nostalgia

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

After 40 years away, a man returns to his home­town of Naples and dis­cov­ers venge­ful spir­its in Mario Mar­tone’s crime drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A pensive man with a serious expression, wearing a black jumper, in a dimly lit setting.
Review

The Son

by Hannah Strong

Play­wright-turned-film­mak­er Flo­ri­an Zeller’s fol­low-up to The Father fails to achieve the emo­tion­al res­o­nance of its predecessor.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one shirtless and one in military uniform, standing in a dimly lit hallway.
Review

The Inspection

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A new marine strug­gles with the restric­tive, homo­pho­bic envi­ron­ment of the US mil­i­tary in Ele­gance Brat­ton’s semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Portrait of a woman wearing a blue headscarf and a beige hat, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

You Resemble Me

by Marina Ashioti

After two young sis­ters sep­a­rat­ed from each oth­er in fos­ter care, the eldest strug­gles to find her place in the world in Dina Amer’s affect­ing drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting around a table in a dimly lit room.
Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Men­non­ite colony meet in secret in Sarah Pol­ley’s mov­ing adap­ta­tion of Miri­am Toews’ novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person's face in profile, lit dramatically with blue and teal hues.
Review

Blue Jean

by Sarah Cleary

A clos­et­ed les­bian PE teacher grap­ples with the ram­i­fi­ca­tions of Sec­tion 28 as a new stu­dent joins her class.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in white shirt and woman in purple dress embracing in hotel room.
Review

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

by Hannah Strong

Mike Lane swaps Mia­mi for Lon­don in this frus­trat­ing­ly under­whelm­ing and unsexy threequel.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young Black woman wearing a mustard-coloured top, standing in front of a wooden wall.
Review

Saint Omer

by David Jenkins

A lit­er­a­ture pro­fes­sor observes a court case in which a moth­er stands accused of mur­der­ing her child in Alice Diop’s sub­lime drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a cat standing in a dark, red-lit room with hanging lights.
Review

EO

by Mark Asch

A don­key sets off on a long jour­ney to reunite with his mis­tress in Jerzy Skolimowski’s far-reach­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression looking directly at the camera against a dimly lit background.
Review

The Whale

by Hannah Strong

A griev­ing man bat­tling an eat­ing dis­or­der attempts to recon­nect with his daugh­ter in Dar­ren Aronof­sky’s drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect