Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Woman with blonde hair and blue eyes looking contemplative, seated in a vehicle.
Review

I’m Your Woman

by Leila Latif

Rachel Brosnahan sheds her Mrs Maisel shtick in this compelling road movie about a woman on the run.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person sleeping on a couch, wrapped in a red blanket. A lamp casts warm light on the scene.
Review

Nimic

by David Jenkins

Matt Dillon joins Yorgos Lanthimos for this bizarre short about a New York cellist whose life is usurped by a passer-by.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A serious-looking man in a dark suit and tie stands with a green scarf around his neck.
Review

Red, White and Blue

by David Jenkins

John Boyega tackles institutional bigotry within the Metropolitan Police in Steve McQueen’s searing anti-racism drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two smiling people, a man and a woman, standing together outdoors surrounded by trees and foliage.
Review

Lovers Rock

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers a sublime party film for the ages in the second instalment of his Small Axe series.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of men in old-fashioned attire gathered around a reclined man in a dimly lit room. Brick floor, wooden furniture, and instruments including a violin and trumpet.
Review

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

by Flora Spencer Grant

The entertaining story of the titular ​“Mother of the Blues” sees Chadwick Boseman shine in his final performance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people in a forest setting, one man appears shirtless, another man holds a cigarette.
Review

Patrick

by Anton Bitel

One man’s quest to find his missing hammer becomes a profound existential journey in this stripped-down comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Asia

by David Jenkins

This low-key but effective tearjerker sees a young mother become caregiver to her ailing daughter.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elegant formal gathering, woman in black dress with man in tuxedo, other men in background holding drinks
Review

The Nest

by Hannah Strong

Sean Durkin’s long-awaited second feature is a classically styled break-up movie with Carrie Coon and Jude Law.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person shouting into a megaphone while raising their fist in front of a crowd of people.
Review

Mangrove

by Rógan Graham

Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology kicks off with this searing court room drama about the Mangrove Nine trial.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman with brown hair and serious expression sitting in a car.
Review

Hillbilly Elegy

by Madeleine Seidel

Despite strong performances from Amy Adams and Glenn Close, this misjudged melodrama is an insult to those it claims to represent.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect