Thriller Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

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A woman in a red jacket and blue jeans, holding a walking stick, standing in a wooded area.
Review

Mother

by Jonathan Crocker

Bong Joon-ho’s new movie is an elusive genre hyphenate: horror-comedy-mystery-thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three men in military garb, one with a bandana and a serious expression, standing together.
Review

The Expendables

by Adam Woodward

Saving the world and getting the girl might still be all in day’s work, but it now comes at a price: dignity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Three people in formal attire standing in a dimly lit interior.
Review

The Secret in Their Eyes

by Clemmy Manzo

Hardboiled thrills abound in this classy period noir from Argentine director Juan José Campanella.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in dark suits walking down a hotel corridor, both looking ahead with serious expressions.
Review

Inception

by Matt Bochenski

It may not be art and it certainly isn’t truth. But Inception fulfils one of the basic tenets of cinema: it takes the breath away.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in black dress standing against floral wallpaper, lamp in background.
Review

The Killer Inside Me

by David Jenkins

A scene of almost unwatchable violence will colour your opinion on Michael Winterbottom’s dark thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A muscular, tattooed man stands in a rugged, mountainous landscape, holding a wooden staff.
Review

Valhalla Rising

by Nick Hasted

Valhalla Rising’s problem is that it’s easy to think of it as just a pretentious sword-and-sorcery film.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a suit and tie, with a serious expression, looking at the camera.
Review

Shutter Island

by Adam Woodward

Martin Scorsese’s latest is little more than a frustrating cobwebbed box of tricks and twists.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Individual drinking coffee from a cup and saucer with iconic landmark design, against a bold red and yellow background.
Review

Broken Embraces

by Sophie Ivan

This paean to classic cinema will keep your average cineaste and ardent Almodóvarite entertained playing spot-the-reference.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young woman in hiking gear standing next to a car in a mountainous landscape.
Review

Fast & Furious

by Anton Bitel

The biggest auto-based franchise around gets the high-spec reboot it probably didn’t deserve.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in military uniform standing by a window with a serious expression.
Review

Valkyrie

by Matt Bochenski

Tom Cruise plays a Nazi with a moral compass in this drab historical drama from director Bryan Singer.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect