Sci-Fi Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Sci-Fi

Man in white spacesuit-like outfit standing at podium in wooden room.
Review

Ad Astra

by David Jenkins

James Gray hits the jack­pot by send­ing a nev­er-bet­ter Brad Pitt on a voy­age of dis­cov­ery to the out­er edges of the solar system.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men shaking hands, one in a red and blue superhero costume, the other in an armoured metallic suit.
Review

Spider-Man: Far From Home

by Adam Woodward

After the events of Endgame, the world needs a new hero. And Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mys­te­rio is ready to answer the call.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young boy wearing a red jumper sitting in a snowy, forested area, looking contemplative.
Review

Brightburn

by Charles Bramesco

A bad seed crash-lands to earth in this dark­ly enter­tain­ing riff on the Super­man legend.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a black outfit with long red hair standing in a dimly lit workshop, hand raised in a gesture.
Review

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

by Kambole Campbell

Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey becomes fused with a cos­mic enti­ty in this lack­lus­tre series add-on.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man holding a young child in a dark room, with warm orange lighting.
Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis con­tem­plates exis­tence, evo­lu­tion and sur­vival in deep space with Robert Pat­tin­son and Juli­ette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people gazing at a dystopian city skyline with industrial chimneys and smoke.
Review

Love, Death & Robots

by Charles Bramesco

This NSFW ani­mat­ed anthol­o­gy sees Tim Miller and David Finch­er team up to dis­as­trous effect.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a black leather jacket and a purple top stands in a doorway against a blurred background.
Review

Captain Marvel

by Hannah Strong

Brie Lar­son is great as Car­ol Dan­vers, but we’d hoped for slight­ly more from Marvel’s first female solo super­hero movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man with dark curly hair and a woman with long blonde hair, standing on a night-time street.
Review

Serenity

by Adam Woodward

LWLies inter­cepts a telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion between Matthew McConaugh­ey and his agent.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair and intense expression, framed against a shadowy background.
Review

Alita: Battle Angel

by David Jenkins

Robert Rodriguez’s lat­est is that rare beast: a throw­back, effects-dri­ven sci­ence fic­tion epic that runs on an infec­tious sense of fun.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one with arms crossed sitting on a chair, one seated in meditation pose, both in a pink-tinted room.
Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan gets the gang back togeth­er for the bizarre finale to his ​“Eas­trail 177 Trilogy”.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect