Sci-Fi Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Sci-Fi

Two men in tuxedos performing on stage, with a floral backdrop.
Review

Bill & Ted Face the Music

by Charles Bramesco

The Wyld Stal­lyns return after near­ly three decades out of the sad­dle. The result could hard­ly be more excellent.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A close-up of a serious-looking man with a thick beard, wearing a suit and tie, in a dimly lit environment.
Review

Tenet

by Adam Woodward

A stop­pable force meets an infi­nite­ly mov­able object in Christo­pher Nolan’s con­tin­u­um-shat­ter­ing sci-fi thriller.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in a recording studio, one speaking into a microphone while the other observes.
Review

The Vast of Night

by Josh Slater-Williams

Andrew Patterson’s incred­i­ble debut feels like a spir­i­tu­al suc­ces­sor to Close Encoun­ters of the Third Kind.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a grey jacket, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression against a dark background.
Review

Vivarium

by Max Copeman

Imo­gen Poots and Jesse Eisen­berg become trapped in a sub­ur­ban night­mare in this metaphor-laden domes­tic horror.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Shadowy figure at vehicle in misty, purple-hued forest.
Review

Color Out of Space

by Kambole Campbell

Nico­las Cage encoun­ters an unholy cos­mic ter­ror in direc­tor Richard Stanley’s HP Love­craft adaptation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person wearing face mask in greenhouse surrounded by rows of red flowers.
Review

Little Joe

by David Jenkins

A botanist devel­ops a rev­o­lu­tion­ary new plant in Jes­si­ca Hausner’s sci-fi tinged social parable.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and a woman sitting at a table, engaged in conversation, with tropical foliage in the background.
Review

Lucy in the Sky

by Hannah Strong

Astro­naut Natal­ie Port­man strug­gles to adapt to life back on earth in Noah Hawley’s dull space drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Geometric robot figure with sharp angles and green and black shapes against a pink and purple background.
Review

Promare

by Kambole Campbell

Pyro­ki­net­ic mutants, shirt­less fire­fight­ers and eco-fas­cists col­lide in the first fea­ture film from Stu­dio Trigger.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, illuminated by warm orange light in a dark room.
Review

Terminator: Dark Fate

by Matt Thrift

New mod­el, same result: Cameron, Schwarzeneg­ger and Hamil­ton reunite for this ser­vice­able belat­ed sequel to T2.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people standing near a brick wall, a man in a green shirt and a woman in a black jacket.
Review

Gemini Man

by Hannah Strong

Will Smith goes mano-a-mano with his younger self in direc­tor Ang Lee’s exhil­a­rat­ing action spectacle.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect