Music Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Music

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
Silhouetted figure stands alone, illuminated by blue beams of light, against a dark background.
Review

Yuli

by Indiana Tarrant

This vibrant dra­ma recounts one man’s jour­ney to becom­ing the first POC dancer in the Roy­al Ballet.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy hair performing on stage with a guitar under red lighting.
Review

Wild Rose

by Beth Webb

Jessie Buck­ley daz­zles in this heel-tap­ping bal­lad of an aspir­ing Glaswe­gian coun­try star

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Cartoon character with large eyes and a suited appearance sitting at a cluttered desk.
Review

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

by Phil Concannon

This play­ful doc­u­men­tary pays trib­ute to the eccen­tric com­e­dy stylings of Frank Sidebottom.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with dreadlocks wearing a navy blue coat with red and yellow stripes on the arms, standing in front of a building.
Review

Babylon (1980)

by David Jenkins

Brooklyn’s BAM hosts the first ever US screen­ings of Fran­co Rosso’s reg­gae classic.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man in a white vest and leather trousers performing on stage, with spotlights shining behind him.
Review

Bohemian Rhapsody

by Hannah Strong

Fred­die Mer­cury and Queen receive the long-await­ed glossy biopic treat­ment cour­tesy of Bryan Singer.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man and woman performing on stage, playing guitar and singing into microphones, with a drum set visible in the background.
Review

A Star is Born

by Adam Woodward

Bradley Coop­er scores his first major hit as a direc­tor with this ten­der romance about the price of fame and addiction.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embracing, one wearing a blue jacket and the other wearing a yellow top, in a dimly lit indoor setting.
Review

Climax

by Adam Woodward

A dance troupe descends into a drug-addled night­mare in Gas­par Noé’s high-larks latest.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man with a beard playing guitar, accompanied by a woman, in a car.
Review

The King

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Eugene Jarecki’s Elvis-inspired road movie dou­bles as a eulo­gy for the Amer­i­can Dream.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people - a woman with long blonde hair in a white coat, a man with dark hair, and a woman with curly blonde hair wearing a colourful patterned shawl - standing together in an indoor setting with decorative lighting.
Review

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

by Manuela Lazic

This tri­umphant sequel to 2008’s ABBA musi­cal is the most pure­ly enjoy­able big screen expe­ri­ence of the summer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect