Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Two men relaxing on grass, one wearing a red top and the other wearing sunglasses and a blue top.
Review

Bros

by Hannah Strong

Bil­ly Eich­n­er and Nicholas Stoller’s gay rom-com isn’t as ground­break­ing or as roman­tic as it likes to think it is.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
Two adults facing each other, dressed formally, with a woman wearing a floral printed dress and having her hair in an updo.
Review

Ticket to Paradise

by Charles Bramesco

George Clooney and Julia Roberts take to Bali in a hol­low-heart­ed reminder of why the mod­ern rom­com is in decline.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Man in dark suit standing in dimly lit room, portrait on wall.
Review

My Policeman

by David Jenkins

Emma Cor­rin and Har­ry Styles star in this peri­od romance about a love tri­an­gle, set against the back­drop of 1950s Britain.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young woman in black coat and hat standing on stairs in indoor setting.
Review

Decision to Leave

by Hannah Strong

The South Kore­an auteur known for squid-chomp­ing, luxe erot­i­ca and graph­ic tor­ture is back with a seduc­tive mys­tery thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a glittering gold dress stands amidst a backdrop of twinkling lights and decorations.
Review

Girls Girls Girls

by Marina Ashioti

Alli Haapasalo’s vibrant, sex-pos­i­tive depic­tion of the highs and lows of mod­ern girl­hood is as charm­ing as it is unapologetic.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in dark clothing seated at a white table in a bright pink room.
Review

Strawberry Mansion

by Charles Bramesco

A dream audi­tor becomes caught up with an age­ing eccen­tric in Ken­tuck­er Aud­ley and Albert Bir­ney’s high­ly imag­i­na­tive feature.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and a woman seated in a wooden boat in a lush, green forest.
Review

The Score

by Natasha Jagger

Writer/​director Malachi Smyth’s fea­ture debut is a musi­cal heist film that strug­gles to strike the right chord.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a pool, man caressing woman's face as she smiles.
Review

Both Sides of the Blade

by David Jenkins

Juli­ette Binoche and Vin­cent Lin­don deliv­er the dra­mat­ic goods in French mas­ter Claire Denis’ nuanced explo­ration of mar­ried life.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a light-skinned person and a dark-skinned person, seated together in a dimly lit room.
Review

Three Thousand Years of Longing

by Catherine Bray

Mad Max direc­tor George Miller returns to the big screen with an adap­ta­tion of mod­ern-day fable The Djinn in the Nightin­gale’s Eye.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two silhouetted figures facing each other in a dimly lit, ornate interior with arched windows and plants.
Review

Mr. Malcolm’s List

by Emma Fraser

A charm­ing cast bring out the best in this frothy Auste­nesque peri­od romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect