Music Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Music

Four young women wearing white and cream-coloured dresses standing in a grassy field with a cloudy sky in the background.
Review

La Flor

by Matt Thrift

An epic in the lit­er­al sense of the world. Mar­i­ano Llinás goes long with this thrilling paean to genre cin­e­ma through the ages.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing sunglasses and standing together in a crowded urban setting, captured in a black and white photograph.
Review

Leto

by Iana Murray

A Leningrad rock star takes cen­tre stage in Kir­ill Serebrennikov’s Sovi­et-era tale of youth in revolt.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young man sitting on bed, reading book, surrounded by music and movie posters on walls.
Review

Blinded by the Light

by Tom Huddleston

Gurinder Chadha’s sen­ti­men­tal com­ing-of-ager charts a British-Pak­istani teen’s fix­a­tion with Bruce Springsteen.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a woman examining a statue of a child in a garden.
Review

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

by Ed Gibbs

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Nick Broom­field shows his roman­tic side with this touch­ing por­trait of Leonard Cohen and his muse.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with curly hair and a checked shirt playing an electric guitar on stage, singing into a microphone.
Review

Yesterday

by David Jenkins

The Bea­t­les’ sub­lime song­book is the sub­ject of this sad­ly under­pow­ered and incu­ri­ous roman­tic Britcom.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman lying on a bed, her face partially obscured in shadow, wearing a light-coloured garment.
Review

Mari

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bob­bi Jene Smith shines in this inti­mate dance-dra­ma from first-time writer/​director Geor­gia Parris.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Intense black-and-white portrait of a man with a serious expression, facing slightly downward and to the side, with light and shadow creating strong contrasts on his face.
Review

Liam Gallagher: As It Was

by Lou Thomas

The for­mer Oasis front­man reflects on his life as a rock and roll star in this enter­tain­ing docu-profile.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men performing on stage, one playing an electric guitar and the other singing into a microphone.
Review

Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n Roll

by Aimee Knight

Bruce Spring­steen and Ste­vie Van Zandt delve into the ori­gins of the New Jer­sey sound.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Pianist performing on stage in a large, crowded stadium at night, with spotlights illuminating the scene.
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
Crowd of people in a black and white image, some with arms raised.
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