Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Two men playing drums together in a studio or classroom setting.
Review

Sound of Metal

by Hannah Strong

Riz Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Darius Marder’s bold and brilliant debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Smiling man holding paper in red-walled room with masks on shelves behind him.
Review

The Inheritance

by Madeleine Seidel

This creative riff on Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise explores the power of Black activism and community.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Smiling students sitting at desks in a classroom, one wearing a striped sweatshirt.
Review

Moxie

by Emily Maskell

Amy Poehler’s second feature behind the camera misses the mark in its search for humour and solidarity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person with dishevelled hair wearing a green jacket, leaning on a car window against a cloudy evening sky.
Review

Nomadland

by Hannah Strong

Chloé Zhao goes three for three with this extraordinary chronicle of life on the fringes of American society.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman and a young girl, sitting together with serious expressions.
Review

Verdict

by Leila Latif

This sensitive and harrowing portrait of domestic abuse looks at how the justice system fails women.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Dramatic landscape with towering, craggy cliffs in shades of red, purple, and blue.
Review

Justine

by Emily Maskell

Jamie Patterson’s latest sees a young woman battling addiction find redemption through queer love.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Soldier in military uniform and helmet stands in a desert landscape with a helicopter in the background.
Review

Cherry

by Adam Woodward

Tom Holland’s junkie GI goes to hell and back in the Russo brothers’ failed attempt at serious filmmaking.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up portrait of a woman with dark hair in a white garment, set against a dark background with red and blue lighting.
Review

Slalom

by David Jenkins

This troubling and effective study of workplace abuse focuses on a disoriented slalom champ.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with long dark hair lies on the ground, gazing intently at a woman with red hair who is lying next to her in a woodland setting.
Review

The World to Come

by Katie Goh

Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby forge a connection on the American frontier in Mona Fastvold’s period romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women with colourful floral hair accessories embrace in a visually striking setting featuring a patterned background.
Review

Music

by Charles Bramesco

The controversy surrounding Sia’s directorial debut should not distract from its basic cinematic failings.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect