Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Review

Matthias & Maxime

by Hannah Strong

Xavier Dolan returns to his Québécois roots with this lilting reflection on lost youth and unspoken love.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

An Easy Girl

by Lillian Crawford

This sun-bleached, Cannes-set romantic drama from director Rebecca Zlotowski is not to be missed.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Summerland

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Gemma Arterton plays a reclusive writer who rediscovers her romantic side in Jessica Swale’s tender wartime drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Emma

by Hannah Strong

It’s no Clueless, but a strong cast just about sustains Autumn de Wilde’s faithful take on Jane Austen’s novel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous, quietly radical 18th century love story is one of the year’s very best.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

First Love

by Anton Bitel

A young romance blooms one wild night in Tokyo in director Takashi Miike’s high-energy caper.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Plus One

by Max Copeman

A pair of singletons hatch a plan to get them through wedding season in Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer’s spirited rom-com.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Little Women

by David Jenkins

Greta Gerwig delivers one of the great modern literary adaptations with her second feature as writer/​director.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Ophelia

by Maria Nae

Daisy Ridley stars in this bold but ultimately confused melodramatic update of Shakespeare’s ​‘Hamlet’.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Last Christmas

by Adam Woodward

This misjudged yuletide rom-com does a gross disservice to George Michael’s musical legacy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect

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