Mystery Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Mystery

Two men wearing hats and coats conversing in a dimly lit scene.
Review

The Highwaymen

by Adam Woodward

This drab Depres­sion-era pro­ce­dur­al takes a side­ways look at the Bon­nie and Clyde saga.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Under the Silver Lake

by David Jenkins

Andrew Garfield dis­ap­pears down the rab­bit hole in David Robert Mitchell’s zany LA noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man resting his head on a woman's shoulder as she embraces him. Warm, muted colours and a sense of comfort and support.
Review

Everybody Knows

by Adam Woodward

Fiery cen­tral per­for­mances from Pené­lope Cruz and Javier Bar­dem fuel this slow­burn mys­tery from Asghar Farhadi.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man with dark curly hair and a woman with long blonde hair, standing on a night-time street.
Review

Serenity

by Adam Woodward

LWLies inter­cepts a telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion between Matthew McConaugh­ey and his agent.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in polka dot shirt looks fearful as masked person looms behind her in blue-tinted room.
Review

Happy Death Day 2U

by Elena Lazic

This time-bend­ing slash­er sequel from writer/​director Christo­pher Lan­don packs a sur­pris­ing emo­tion­al punch.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Distorted human figure in blue hues, partially obscured by fractured glass or ice.
Review

Burning

by Trevor Johnston

Lee Chang-dong’s sly take on a Haru­ki Muraka­mi short sto­ry is a slow-burn mys­tery touched by genius.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Velvet Buzzsaw

by Hannah Strong

Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyl­len­haal and Rene Rus­so reunite for a bizarre mys­tery hor­ror set in LA’s fine art scene.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Destroyer

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Nicole Kid­man suf­fers through pros­thet­ics and a patchy script in Karyn Kusama’s detec­tive noir.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one with arms crossed sitting on a chair, one seated in meditation pose, both in a pink-tinted room.
Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan gets the gang back togeth­er for the bizarre finale to his ​“Eas­trail 177 Trilogy”.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in hat standing next to woman with curled hair wearing a scarf, in a black and white film noir style image.
Review

Laura (1944)

by Matt Thrift

A new Blu-ray edi­tion pro­vides an oppor­tu­ni­ty to revis­it Otto Preminger’s sly­ly sub­ver­sive noir masterpiece.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect