Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Elderly man in beige clothing and cap standing in a rural setting with a shed in the background.
Review

The Mule

by Mark Asch

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this outstanding American road movie about an ageing drug runner.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people in outdoor gear, one in a red jacket and the other in a blue jacket, standing near a textured grey wall.
Review

An Elephant Sitting Still

by Matt Thrift

Hu Bo’s search for hope and humanity in present-day China is a monumental debut tinged with tragedy.

2
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman's face in black and white, with a pensive expression and deep shadows on her features.
Review

Meteors

by Thomas Nguyen

Turkish filmmaker Gürcan Keltek uses a meteor shower as a metaphor for human conflict in this docu-fiction hybrid.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person with curly hair wearing a red and white jacket, leaning against a wooden post on a street.
Review

White Boy Rick

by Caitlin Quinlan

A smalltime teenage drug-pusher turns FBI informant in director Yann Demange’s Detroit-set crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Dramatic sky with dark clouds, silhouetted figure sitting on rocks in shallow water at sunset.
Review

Tides

by Rory Marsh

Old friends rekindle their relationship while navigating England’s waterways in Tupaq Felber’s uncompromising debut feature.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a backpack standing in a vast, mountainous landscape with a dog by their side.
Review

Mug

by Gus Edgar-Chan

A heavy metal lover undergoes a face transplant in Małgorzata Szumowska’s biting, uneven social satire.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two elderly people seated in a cinema auditorium, watching a film.
Review

The Old Man & the Gun

by Hannah Strong

Robert Redford plays an ageing gentleman bankrobber in this glorious throwback to his ​’70s pomp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Vivid swirls of red, yellow, and blue against a dark backdrop.
Review

The Image Book

by Abbey Bender

A unique, typically oblique late-career wonder from French master New Wave godhead Jean-Luc Godard.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A group of people, likely a family, sitting together on a beach in black and white.
Review

Roma

by David Jenkins

Alfonso Cuaròn’s monumental love poem to Mexico and the woman who made him a man.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Autumnal forest path, two figures walking on wooden boardwalk surrounded by yellow leaves and sunlit foliage.
Review

The Wild Pear Tree

by Matt Thrift

Turkey’s foremost dramatist returns with his most imposing and impressive film to date.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect