Short Film Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Short Film

Dark, moody interior scene with bold, contrasting colours of green, red, and blue. Human figure sits hunched in the foreground, partially obscured by the cluttered environment.
Review

It’s Not Me review – an innovative homage to Carax’s main muse

by David Jenkins

Leos Carax delves through his own per­son­al archive in this glo­ri­ous essay film that’s in thrall to Jean-Luc Godard.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
An elderly man wearing a grey suit stands between two younger men in white coats, with other people visible in the background of a hospital setting.
Review

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Dahl lovingly brought to life as only Anderson knows how

by Hannah Strong

Wes Ander­son adapts a Roald Dahl short sto­ry with his sig­na­ture atten­tion to detail and visu­al panache.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in a dimly lit room, one wearing a red shirt and the other a suit. Vintage-style lamps and antique furnishings can be seen in the background.
Review

Strange Way Of Life review – characteristically Almodóvarian queer western

by Hannah Strong

An age­ing gun­slinger and the sher­iff of a small town reunite after many years in Pedro Almod­ó­var’s sweet short film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Blurry silhouette of a person dancing vigorously, their movements creating a sense of motion and energy.
Review

Strasbourg 1518

by David Jenkins

Jonathan Glaz­er riffs on the so-called ​“danc­ing plague” which struck the French bor­der city 500 years ago. The result is spectacular.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect