Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Black-and-white crowd scene, people wearing hats, one woman's face in the centre.
Review

The Girl With The Needle review – politically pertinent Gothic horror story

by David Jenkins

Mag­nus von Horn brings sub­tle­ty and empa­thy to the ser­i­al killer genre in this extra­or­di­nary true-life yarn.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A couple embracing on a path surrounded by autumn foliage.
Review

A Real Pain review – an amusing and compelling inquiry into human pain and suffering

by Katherine McLaughlin

Based on a trip he took to Poland with his own cousin, Jesse Eisen­berg crafts a sen­si­tive dram­e­dy co-star­ring Kier­an Culkin.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Pensive Black man with serious expression in natural setting.
Review

Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie

by Sam Bodrojan

With this adap­ta­tion of Col­son White­heads Pulitzer Prize-win­ning nov­el, film­mak­er RaMell Ross deliv­ers 2024’s most har­row­ing and tran­scen­dent film.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer, engaged in animated conversation at a bar table.
Review

Queer review – Burroughs would be proud

by Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagni­no heads on down to Mex­i­co with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in his free­wheel­ing take on William S. Bur­roughs’ epony­mous novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a man singing and playing a guitar, with a microphone on his head and warm lighting.
Review

A Complete Unknown review – drips with hollow trivia

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met plays music leg­end Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s lat­est, which appears total­ly unwill­ing to escape the vapid biopic formula.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of people dining outdoors on a terrace, with a lake and autumn trees visible in the background. The table is set with dishes and a chandelier overhead.
Review

Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

by Josh Slater-Williams

Evan John­son, Galen John­son and Guy Maddin’s polit­i­cal satire pits world lead­ers against an unlike­ly cli­mate event.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

by Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wist­ful, med­i­ta­tive new film fol­lows three women’s lives as they inter­sect in the qui­et out­skirts of Tokyo.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Heavily-jewelled headdress worn by a person with dark sunglasses and a black outfit, set against a dimly lit background.
Review

On Becoming A Guinea Fowl review – searing and disorientating

by Hannah Strong

The death of a beloved uncle in a mid­dle-class Zam­bian fam­i­ly brings some dif­fi­cult truths to light in Rungano Nyoni’s sur­re­al sec­ond feature.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Mia Wasikowska in an orange shirt and brown skirt walks in front of a school campus building with students behind her.
Review

Club Zero review – leaves a sour taste

by Hannah Strong

Jes­si­ca Haus­ner’s dra­ma about a teacher who begins a trou­bling diet club at an elite high school is a poor­ly-judged slog to sit through.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women, one older and one younger, sitting close together and looking contemplative.
Review

All We Imagine as Light review – this one is for the lover girls

by Jenna Mahale

Pay­al Kapa­di­a’s first fic­tion fea­ture is a gor­geous romance con­cern­ing the lives of two con­trast­ing nurs­es in present-day Mumbai.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect