Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Review

Copilot

by Marina Ashioti

Anne Zohra Berrached’s ​’90s-set romance fictionalises the private life of United 93 hijacker Ziad Jarrah and his lover.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a sparkling gold dress and singing on stage, with a band playing behind her.
Review

Respect

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

This conventional Aretha Franklin biopic is elevated by Jennifer Hudson’s transportive central performance.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
Review

Shorta

by Lou Thomas

This slick crime-thriller sees civil unrest spill over on the streets of Copenhagen as the boys in blue lose control.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Moody close-up of a man with long dark hair and intense eyes in a blue-tinted scene.
Review

Annette

by Hannah Strong

Leos Carax’s surreal, Sparks-scripted musical-of-sorts stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard as ill-fated lovers.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two women in colourful dresses, with a blue car and mountains in the background.
Review

Wildfire

by Fatima Sheriff

Two sisters are reunited as their community comes apart at the seams in Cathy Brady’s Troubles-era drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Souad

by Fatima Sheriff

Ayten Amin’s unconventional coming-of-age drama adopts a matter-of-fact view of modern Egyptian society.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Our Ladies

by Josh Slater-Williams

Set in ​’90s Scotland, Michael Caton-Jones’ winning comedy-drama sees a group of Catholic girls cut loose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A bearded man with long hair sitting on the floor, looking pensive, with a pig nearby in a cluttered shed.
Review

Pig

by Hannah Strong

Nicolas Cage reveals his sensitive side in Michael Sarnoski’s warm-hearted porcine revenge western.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, one person's head rests on the other's shoulder. The image has a warm, comforting tone with a blue background.
Review

Wildland

by Rafa Sales Ross

Sidse Babett Knudsen excels in this claustrophobic crime drama from first-time director Jeanette Nordahl.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a long, lace wedding dress standing against a blurred, colourful background.
Review

New Order

by Trevor Johnston

Michel Franco’s button-pushing drama sees Mexico’s super-rich get their comeuppance in spectacularly violent fashion.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect