Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

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Review

Rosie

by David Jenkins

An evicted Dublin family are left stranded in this deeply moving and beautifully restrained drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a police uniform standing in a dimly lit corridor, her expression stern and focused.
Review

Border

by Anton Bitel

A customs officer falls in love with a strange traveller in Ali Abbasi’s twisted modern romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person lying in a bed with an ornate headboard.
Review

Hannah

by Hannah Strong

Charlotte Rampling delivers a remarkable performance in this melancholy study of grief.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in military attire holding a gun stands in a desert landscape, with a vintage van in the background featuring an image of a smiling woman.
Review

Foxtrot

by David Jenkins

Corruption reigns free on the Israel/​Palestine border in this intriguing feature from Samuel Maoz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Headshot of a young man with brown hair, looking pensive outdoors.
Review

Sauvage

by Ella Kemp

Camille Vidal-Naquet’s impressive debut feature is infused with skin-prickling energy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man with dark curly hair and a woman with long blonde hair, standing on a night-time street.
Review

Serenity

by Adam Woodward

LWLies intercepts a telecommunication between Matthew McConaughey and his agent.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair wearing a yellow cardigan, looking pensive in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Aftermath

by Elena Lazic

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård experience forbidden love in postwar Germany.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Several businesspeople in formal attire, with a woman in the centre wearing a green coat.
Review

On the Basis of Sex

by Hannah Strong

Felicity Jones takes on the mantle of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this earnest but toothless biopic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two young children, a boy and a girl, seated on a wooden crate against a dilapidated wall. The boy has dark curly hair and is wearing a blue jacket, while the girl has straight hair and is dressed in a striped top and trousers.
Review

Capernaum

by David Jenkins

A Lebanese pre-teener sues his parents for having him in Nadine Labaki’s tale of poverty and neglect.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a boxing ring wearing athletic attire.
Review

Fighting with My Family

by Greg Evans

Florence Pugh plays an aspiring WWE wrestler in Stephen Merchant’s entertaining sports drama.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect