Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Two women wearing evening gowns in an opulent interior.
Review

Don’t Worry Darling

by Hannah Strong

Olivia Wilde’s sophomore feature sees Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in a 1950s daydream where everything isn’t quite what it seems.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person in dark clothing seated at a white table in a bright pink room.
Review

Strawberry Mansion

by Charles Bramesco

A dream auditor becomes caught up with an ageing eccentric in Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s highly imaginative feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a pool, man caressing woman's face as she smiles.
Review

Both Sides of the Blade

by David Jenkins

Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon deliver the dramatic goods in French master Claire Denis’ nuanced exploration of married life.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and a man, stand in a dim, warm-toned room with books on shelves behind them.
Review

Crimes of the Future

by Sarah Cleary

Extreme surgery replaces sex in body horror maestro David Cronenberg’s ambitious blends of science fiction and film noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a light-skinned person and a dark-skinned person, seated together in a dimly lit room.
Review

Three Thousand Years of Longing

by Catherine Bray

Mad Max director George Miller returns to the big screen with an adaptation of modern-day fable The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman wearing sunglasses, white top and jewellery, in a desert landscape.
Review

The Forgiven

by Josh Slater-Williams

Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes are unhappily married in John Michael McDonagh’s uninspired culture clash drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man standing by a wooden gate, wearing a grey t-shirt and leaning against a concrete wall.
Review

Beast

by Esther Rosenfield

Idris Elba is a father menaced by a killer lion in this capable but slight thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a concrete wall. The man wears a patterned blue shirt, and the woman wears a black top and metallic gold trousers.
Review

Official Competition

by David Jenkins

Penélope Cruz excels as a preening arthouse filmmaker in this delicious satire of making art without compromise.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two silhouetted figures facing each other in a dimly lit, ornate interior with arched windows and plants.
Review

Mr. Malcolm’s List

by Emma Fraser

A charming cast bring out the best in this frothy Austenesque period romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women facing each other, against a backdrop of the ocean and rocky coastline.
Review

Anaïs in Love

by Jasmine Valentine

A flighty young woman sets out to seduce a lover’s girlfriend in Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s charming queer romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect