Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Review

Dirty God

by Elena Lazic

A victim of an acid attack learns to cope with her trauma in Sacha Polak’s emotionally intelligent drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman peers through a glass door, with a horse visible in the background.
Review

Sunset

by David Jenkins

The writer/​director of Son of Saul returns with a mystery thriller set around a Budapest hat emporium circa 1910.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person sitting in a steaming outdoor hot tub, staring thoughtfully into the distance.
Review

Too Late to Die Young

by David Jenkins

Kids hang loose as their parents attempt to build them a new civilisation in this easygoing political fable.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a beige coat and blue top stands by a river, a city skyline in the background, and a bicycle nearby.
Review

Memoir of War

by David Jenkins

A perfectly calibrated central performance by Mélanie Thierry powers this dour wartime literary drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three people in traditional clothing: a woman in a floral dress, a man in a straw hat and striped shirt, and a woman in a colourful patterned dress.
Review

Birds of Passage

by David Jenkins

Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego mix ethnography and classical genre filmmaking to vibrant, if lumbering effect.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Rocketman

by Charles Bramesco

Elton John gets the paint-by-numbers biopic treatment in this jumble of troubled-genius clichés.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Beats

by Josh Slater-Williams

Mismatched buddy antics power this enjoyable and euphoric trip back to the ​’90s warehouse rave scene.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Madeline’s Madeline

by Manuela Lazic

Newcomer Helena Howard is astonishing in Josephine Decker’s bold exploration of art and authorship.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man holding a young child in a dark room, with warm orange lighting.
Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis contemplates existence, evolution and survival in deep space with Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person with dark hair and a stern expression standing in front of microphones, wearing a black outfit.
Review

Vox Lux

by Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid tragic circumstances in Brady Corbet’s stylish and cynical second feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect