Drama Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Drama

Man in a wheelchair next to vintage car in darkness
Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four shirtless men in conversation outdoors.
Review

Beach Rats

by David Jenkins

A Brooklyn teen struggles to find his own identity in Eliza Hittman’s stirring ballad of sexual awakening.

3
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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman sitting on a red cushion wearing a pink bra and underwear, with a black birdcage in the background.
Review

Antiporno

by David Jenkins

Sono Sion deconstructs power relationships on a porn movie set in this colourful, cacophonous miniature.

4
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, holding tennis rackets on a stage with a curtained background.
Review

Battle of the Sexes

by David Jenkins

Emma Stone and Steve Carell go head-to-head in this fascinating true story of sport and sexism.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in straw hat reading a book titled "Joan Didion: The White Album" intently.
Review

Ingrid Goes West

by Matthew Eng

Aubrey Plaza plays a very modern kind of antiheroine in Matt Spicer’s darkly comic social media satire.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four adults and two children sitting on a wagon in a rural setting, overcast sky above.
Review

Mudbound

by David Jenkins

Two men return from war only to be confronted by racism in Dee Rees’ vital and sprawling American epic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Older woman and younger man seated at a table, looking at each other, with food and drink on the table in front of them.
Review

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

by Phil Concannon

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell prove a likeable pairing in this otherwise bland Gloria Grahame biopic.

3
Anticipation
2
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2
In Retrospect
Anime character with brown eyes and dark hair, wearing a floral kimono, smiling calmly.
Review

Fireworks

by Michael Leader

Despite some initial promise, this striking looking animé from director Akiyuki Shinbô quickly fizzles out.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man with a beard wearing a red jacket and grey hoodie stands in a corridor.
Review

Good Time

by Adam Woodward

Robert Pattinson gets down and dirty in New York City in the Safdies’ authentically gritty crime thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure in colourful lighting, holding a light-emitting device.
Review

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

by Ben Nicholson

Bella Heathcote plays the real-life inspiration for a comic book icon in this entertaining origin story.

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3
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3
In Retrospect