Thriller Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Thriller

A woman with long, wavy, reddish-brown hair against a tan background, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.
Review

Most Beautiful Island

by Anton Bitel

Ana Asensio gives an assured debut as writer and director with this haunting story about a migrant woman in the Big Apple.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in colourful patterned jacket looking serious, standing by a window.
Review

Kaleidoscope

by David Jenkins

Toby Jones stars as a nervy ex-con in his brother Rupert’s Hitchcockian, council estate-set thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A middle-aged man with a serious expression, wearing a denim jacket against a blurred, natural background.
Review

Sorcerer (1977)

by Ian Schultz

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to catch William Friedkin’s forgotten masterpiece on the big screen.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A bearded man wearing a warm winter coat and hat stands in a snowy mountain landscape.
Review

The Mountain Between Us

by Elena Lazic

Love blossoms in the wake of a plane crash in this fun romantic disaster movie with Idris Elba and Kate Winslet.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure in car on rainy night, blurred through windscreen, colourful lights reflecting on glass.
Review

Blade Runner 2049

by David Jenkins

Denis Villeneuve tangles with Replicants in this bombastic though naggingly shallow sci-fi sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic.

5
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Young woman with long, blonde, wavy hair wearing a rust-coloured jumper in a natural setting.
Review

Brimstone

by Adam Lee Davies

A host of star names can’t salvage this grim thriller-western from director Martin Koolhoven.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a dark outfit holding a rifle, with a serious expression on his face.
Review

American Assassin

by Elena Lazic

A strong performance by Dylan O’Brien can’t save this reactionary and very silly revenge flick.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a dark coat embracing a woman in a long white dress, both with a wistful expression, against a dimly lit, industrial background.
Review

The Limehouse Golem

by Anton Bitel

Director Juan Carlos Medina takes us on a grisly tour through Victorian London in this terrific gothic chiller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in a red coat and a man in a winter jacket, walking outdoors on a pier or boardwalk.
Review

Bushwick

by Mark Allison

New York’s frou-frou suburb comes under attack in this less-exciting-than-it-sounds emo actioner.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Detroit

by David Jenkins

Kathryn Bigelow returns with this expansive, rousing and overwrought cine-autopsy of the 1967 Detroit riots.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect