Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Two women in black clothing, one with short dark hair and the other with long dark hair, sitting in a dimly lit room.
Review

Ismael’s Ghosts

by Jaime N Christley

Mar­i­on Cotil­lard and Char­lotte Gains­bourg vie for Matthieu Amalric’s affec­tions in this taut melodrama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a dimly lit room.
Review

L’Amant Double

by Manuela Lazic

This twisty psy­cho-thriller from François Ozon sees a per­plexed young woman dat­ing iden­ti­cal shrinks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman with a short, dark hairstyle and a man, in a black and white film still. The woman has an intense expression, staring at the man.
Review

Pandora’s Box (1929)

by Caroline Golum

Louise Brooks is as beguil­ing as ever in this BFI re-issue of GW Pabst’s silent era classic.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, singing into a microphone together on stage in a dimly lit setting. The woman has blonde, wavy hair and is wearing a sparkling outfit, while the man has dark hair and is wearing a black outfit.
Review

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

by Hannah Strong

John Cameron Mitchell returns to the director’s chair with a tale of teenage inter­galac­tic romance.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of shirtless men wearing red and white striped ceremonial dress, standing in a grassy field.
Review

The Wound

by Joe Boden

John Trengove’s touch­ing dra­ma about a lone­ly fac­to­ry work­er con­tains a ter­rif­ic debut turn from Nakhane Touré.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young woman with long, dark hair is comforting a young man with a thoughtful expression as they sit together in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Every Day

by Eve Jones

Angourie Rice stars in this con­cep­tu­al­ly vague and slight­ly creepy riff on the body swap movie.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man and woman conversing in a rustic setting, likely a workshop or garage, with wooden furniture and tools visible in the background.
Review

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by David Jenkins

A wartime book group har­bours a dark secret in this sparky British dra­ma from direc­tor Mike Newell.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young man wearing a navy jacket and jeans standing next to a red car in a leafy, sunlit setting.
Review

Love, Simon

by Elena Lazic

What does it mean for a gay man to be ​‘nor­mal’? This com­ing-of-age com­e­dy seeks to answer that question.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman with long, wavy, ginger hair standing on a wooden deck, looking away.
Review

Midnight Sun

by Ella Kemp

This teen-bait­ing roman­tic dra­ma about a girl liv­ing with a rare dis­ease is clichéd in the extreme.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair wearing a green jacket is seated at a table in a dimly lit room, with several white objects, possibly eggs, in front of her.
Review

The Shape of Water

by Matt Thrift

Guiller­mo del Toro’s lat­est is a fairy tale for grown-ups with a cinephile twist – it may be his most per­fect con­fec­tion to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect