Thriller Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Thriller

A man in a grey shirt standing in a room with an old, tarnished mirrored panel.
Review

Possum

by David Jenkins

A wandering loner is haunted by a grotesque puppet in this ambient suburban chiller from one-time comic Matt Holness.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Utøya – July 22

by Hannah Strong

Norwegian director Erik Poppe dramatises the real-life mass shooting on the island of Utøya in this problematic thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young woman with long blonde hair sitting alone in a dimly lit room, looking thoughtful.
Review

Bad Times at the El Royale

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Seven strangers convene in a run-down Lake Tahoe hotel in Drew Goddard’s enjoyably pulpy ensemble mystery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Mandy

by Hannah Strong

Panos Cosmatos unleashes hell on Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough in this bloody, psychedelic headtrip.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Us and Them

by Gus Edgar-Chan

Joe Martin’s over-directed post-Brexit fable feels like a collection of different auteurs vying for attention.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a beige coat stands in a dimly lit interior, looking pensive and holding a book.
Review

Apostle

by Andy Crump

Dan Stevens has a run in with a religious cult in this dread-filled folk horror from The Raid director Gareth Evans.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Searching

by David Jenkins

A father uses technology to find his missing daughter in the latest ​‘screenlife’ thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Upgrade

by Anton Bitel

A man finds himself aided in his quest for revenge by an unusual piece of tech in this slick thriller from Leigh Whannell.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a blue jacket pointing a gun at the camera.
Review

The Equalizer 2

by Adam Woodward

Denzel Washington emphatically reaffirms his action star credentials in this slick sequel.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in black clothing lying on the ground, appearing to be in action or performing a stunt.
Review

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie combine for one of the most purely entertaining action movies of the new century.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect