Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

A woman with short dark hair gazes intently at the camera, lips slightly parted, in a dimly lit room.
Review

You Are Not My Mother

by Anton Bitel

A family find themselves troubled by malevolent familial forces in director Kate Dolan’s tense drama-horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Audition

by Molly Cavanagh

Nina Hoss is a violin teacher obsessed with success in Ina Weisse’s taut psychological drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two children, a girl with long curly hair in a yellow top and a boy in a burgundy top, playing a piano in a dimly lit room with shelves holding framed artwork.
Review

Homebound

by Anton Bitel

A couple pay a visit to an ex-partner and her family in Sebastian Godwin’s effective domestic horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A rower in a small boat on a still lake, with a forest-covered shore in the background.
Review

The Novice

by Elizabeth Wiart

This nifty debut feature from sound designer and rowing enthusiast Lauren Hadaway charts the struggles of achieving success.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing an orange jumpsuit standing against a brick wall.
Review

Morbius

by Hannah Strong

Jared Leto plays a terminally-ill scientist who accidentally turns himself into a vampire in this shockingly inept superhero saga.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman in a red floral dress stands in a snowy landscape.
Review

True Things

by Steph Green

Harry Wootliff’s adaptation of Deborah Kay Davies’ novel boasts charming leads but struggles with outdated gender politics.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Escape from Mogadishu

by Kambole Campbell

Ryoo Seung-Wan’s action-thriller sees North and South Korean diplomats cooperate in order to escape the onset of the Somalian Civil War.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Worst Person in the World

by Hannah Strong

Norwegian master Joachim Trier concludes his Oslo trilogy with a sweeping romance, featuring a star-making turn from Renate Reinsve.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A young person with curly red hair wearing a black jacket sits at a table, intently reading a book.
Review

Master

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Regina Hall stars as a college professor beset by malevolent forces in Mariama Diallo’s misjudged debut feature.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Three Floors

by Trevor Johnston

Nanni Moretti grapples with the thorny topic of misogyny in his adaptation of Eshkol Nevo’s 2015 novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect