Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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A woman in a dark jacket standing in the mist, looking serious.
Review

Lamb

by Hannah Strong

Noomi Rapace adopts a strange newborn in this elevated Icelandic folk horror from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a beard and glasses stands at a whiteboard, holding a laptop and pointing to the board with a marker.
Review

Don’t Look Up

by Hannah Strong

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence tackle a climate emergency in Adam McKay’s uneven, star-studded dramedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, a woman with curly hair and a man in a suit, against a brick wall.
Review

Being the Ricardos

by Leila Latif

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem play TV legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s snappy biopic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing intimately in a low-lit setting with blurred lights in the background.
Review

Blue Bayou

by Hannah Strong

Justin Chon’s melodramatic tale of immigration and injustice in present-day America is undermined by a clichéd script.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Grey 4x4 vehicle on a golden field under a cloudy sky.
Review

There is No Evil

by Marina Ashioti

This anthology film from director Mohammad Rasoulof explores the social consequences of Iran’s death penalty.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of people sitting on a wooden deck by a rocky coastline.
Review

The Hand of God

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Paolo Sorrentino bares his soul in this autobiographical coming-of-age story about teenage obsessions.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a moustache embracing a young child in a busy street, photographed in black and white.
Review

C’mon C’mon

by Charles Bramesco

Joaquin Phoenix forms a close bond with a precocious whippersnapper in Mike Mills’ gentle family drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Lapwing

by David Jenkins

An atmospheric tale of toxic masculinity in Tudor England from writer Laura Turner and director Philip Stevens.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a face mask gestures during a press conference, surrounded by floral arrangements.
Review

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

by Matt Turner

A school teacher goes viral for all the wrong reasons in Romanian director Radu Jude’s salacious social satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three adults, two men and one woman, interacting with a young child on a tennis court. Trolley of tennis balls visible.
Review

King Richard

by Leila Latif

Reinaldo Marcus Green gets the best out of Will Smith in this biopic of Venus and Serena Williams’ father and coach.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect