Music Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Music

Two men, one young and one older, in an intense discussion, with serious expressions on their faces.
Review

Baby Driver

by Charles Bramesco

Edgar Wright’s fine­ly-tuned lat­est is a glo­ri­ous joyride that will leave you spinning.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A young Black man wearing a blue jacket with the Alpha logo, standing with two other young men wearing casual attire and hats.
Review

All Eyez on Me

by Thomas Hobbs

This lam­en­ta­ble trib­ute to Tupac Shakur is an exer­cise in how not to make a music biopic.

4
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Young person sitting on a red chair reading a book in a grassy outdoor setting.
Review

It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt Pepper and Beyond

by Trevor Johnston

A key ingre­di­ent is miss­ing from this trib­ute to the Fab Four’s sem­i­nal pop-rock LP: the music.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man shouting on stage in a dimly lit room, wearing a camouflage pattern shirt.
Review

Bunch of Kunst

by Eve Watling

This doc about bile-spilling anar­cho-rock­ers Sleaford Mods is also an encap­su­la­tion of work­ing class malaise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a suit and tie and a woman in a coral-coloured dress, standing on a balcony at sunset.
Review

La La Land

by Christina Newland

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are a match made in old-school movie heav­en in this daz­zling musical.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Portrait of a woman with curly hair wearing a gold glittering top under bright lights.
Review

Chi-Raq

by Adam Woodward

This styl­ish, urgent Chica­go-set satire is a major return to form for its direc­tor, Spike Lee.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Black and white image of a rock band performing on stage, with three members playing instruments.
Review

Gimme Danger

by Josh Slater-Williams

Jim Jar­musch lauds The Stooges, the great­est rock ​’n’ roll band that ever lived.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of women and girls wearing traditional Middle Eastern dress, including headscarves, standing in a garden setting.
Review

Sonita

by David Jenkins

Say hel­lo to one of 2016’s most like­able doc­u­men­tary sub­jects, as she over­comes misog­y­ny with angry hip hop.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four young men in black and white; one man in the foreground wearing glasses and a button-down shirt.
Review

Supersonic

by Adam Woodward

Peak Oasis proves an irre­sistible force in this explic­it and invig­o­rat­ing doc­u­men­tary snapshot.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young person in a room with music posters and records.
Review

Urban Hymn

by Aimee-Lee Abraham

The direc­tor of Basic Instinct 2 makes a come­back with a musi­cal-dra­ma about Find­ing Your Voice.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect