Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Review

Disobedience

by David Jenkins

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are unable to lift this hackneyed tale of forbidden love.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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
Review

Crazy Rich Asians

by Patrick Sproull

Jon M Chu’s sparkling Singapore-set romantic comedy is a watershed moment for diversity in mainstream cinema.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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
Review

The Boy Downstairs

by David Jenkins

Zosia Mamet stars as a wayward writer forced to confront a past romance in this underwhelming quirk-com.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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
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
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
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
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

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