Thriller Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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Review

The Girl on the Train

by David Jenkins

Emily Blunt stars as a tipsy murder witness in this crushingly perfunctory literary adaptation.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one with a beard and tattoos, the other with long hair, aiming guns and shouting intensely.
Review

Blood Father

by Adam Woodward

Mel Gibson is back to his bruising best in this hugely entertaining throwback crime-thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Deepwater Horizon

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg puts a blue-collar spin on the 2010 BP oil spill in this immensely entertaining disaster epic.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Girl with All the Gifts

by Anton Bitel

A new star rises in Sennia Nanua who plays a preteen zombie who’s still showing signs of life.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Imperium

by Adam Woodward

Daniel Radcliffe goes deep undercover in this thrilling neo-Nazi themed procedural.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Blair Witch

by Anton Bitel

The long-awaited horror sequel no one saw coming is here – and it’s scary as hell.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man and a woman, seated at a table, conversing. The woman wears a patterned dress and the man wears a white shirt and dark jacket.
Review

The Infiltrator

by David Jenkins

A very nuts and bolts true-life police saga in which Bryan Cranston goes deep undercover to foil a drug cartel.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Don’t Breathe

by Poppy Doran

Fede Alvarez serves up a genuinely chilling home invasion thriller from the very top drawer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Anthropoid

by Lauren Thompson

Stick with this World War Two-set assassination thriller – a dull start gives way to a heart-racing climax.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

by Poppy Doran

The director of Horns returns with an equally jarring genre mash-up movie based on a bestselling fantasy novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect