Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Moody close-up of a man with long dark hair and intense eyes in a blue-tinted scene.
Review

Annette

by Hannah Strong

Leos Carax’s sur­re­al, Sparks-script­ed musi­cal-of-sorts stars Adam Dri­ver and Mar­i­on Cotil­lard as ill-fat­ed lovers.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people lying in long grass, their faces close together.
Review

I’m Your Man

by Caitlin Quinlan

Maria Schrader’s slight­ly flat sci-fi romance sees Dan Stevens play a humanoid robot designed for love.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Circular blue and white lights shining down on a person's face in a dark room.
Review

Jumbo

by David Jenkins

Noémie Merlant’s fair­ground employ­ee hitch­es a ride on the carousel of love in this sci-fi tinged romance.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Students sat at desks in a classroom, some engaged in discussion.
Review

Martin Eden

by Glenn Heath Jr

Jack London’s semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal nov­el gets a mas­ter­ful Ital­ian makeover cour­tesy of direc­tor Pietro Marcello.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in a floral dress holding a bouquet, walking with a young boy on a tree-lined street.
Review

Rare Beasts

by David Jenkins

This provoca­tive, heart-on-sleeve roman­tic dra­ma from Bil­lie Piper marks the arrival of a seri­ous film­mak­ing talent.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women in period dress, one with curled hair, the other with straight hair, engage in a close conversation.
Review

Ammonite

by Jourdain Searles

A reclu­sive fos­sil col­lec­tor has her qui­et life inter­rupt­ed in Fran­cis Lee’s atmos­pher­ic coastal drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young Asian person with short dark hair, wearing a blue backpack, standing in a train carriage and looking thoughtfully out of the window.
Review

Better Days

by Weiting Liu

Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung’s cause célèbre-turned-suc­cess sto­ry com­bines hard-hit­ting dra­ma with woozy romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair wearing a light-coloured coat stands in front of a green tiled wall.
Review

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

by Elena Lazic

With her sec­ond fea­ture, Hun­gar­i­an writer/​director Lili Horvát deliv­ers a sus­pense­ful ellip­ti­cal thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Dramatic landscape with towering, craggy cliffs in shades of red, purple, and blue.
Review

Justine

by Emily Maskell

Jamie Patterson’s lat­est sees a young woman bat­tling addic­tion find redemp­tion through queer love.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people in outdoor setting, woman in beige coat and man in black coat.
Review

Little Fish

by Keli Williams

An amne­sia-caus­ing virus threat­ens a young cou­ple, played by Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect