Thriller Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Thriller

Eerie, sinister-looking puppet with red bowtie and tag, in a dark, moody setting.
Review

Saw X review – America’s most blood-thirsty civil engineer is back

by Hannah Strong

Tobin Bell returns as the twisted killer Jigsaw in this back-to-basics sequel, which sees him exact revenge on a group of medical scammers preying on the terminally ill.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair and a man with dark hair and skin standing together in a warm, amber-toned room.
Review

Klokkenluider review – a strong tonal balancing act

by Josh Slater-Williams

Actor Neil Maskell makes his debut as a filmmaker with this spiky thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a woman in a striped top and a man in a green jacket, engaged in conversation at a table with various items on it.
Review

The Blackening review – a novel take on the horror parody

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

A group of friends head for a cabin in the woods only to face off with a killer in this fresh horror spoof, from the writer of Girls Trip.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Intense crimson and orange hues, abstract composition with blurry edges.
Review

Talk to Me review – visually and emotionally brutal horror

by Katherine McLaughlin

YouTube duo Michael and Danny Philippou make the ambitious leap to feature filmmaking with a thoroughly disturbing, uncompromising horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women, one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair, sitting in front of a yellow wall with lightning bolt shapes.
Review

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

by David Jenkins

This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the ​“father of the the atomic bomb” is a contender for Christopher Nolan’s best film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Smiling couple, man in dark suit, woman in light blouse, standing together against a blurred background.
Review

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and co gear up for another high-stakes mission, but it’s diminishing returns amid all the ambitious action.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in glasses and a black coat, standing amidst a group of people wearing white and red uniforms.
Review

La Syndicaliste

by Lillian Crawford

Isabelle Huppert stars as the head union representative of a multinational nuclear power company in Jean-Paul Salomé’s corporate drama.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people walking through a garden, a woman in a light coloured outfit and floral jacket, and a man in dark clothing.
Review

Master Gardener

by Hannah Strong

Joel Edgerton plays a horticulturist with a troubled past in Paul Schrader’s beautiful but underwhelming drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person with short dark hair wearing a pink jacket and looking thoughtfully at the camera.
Review

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

by Hannah Strong

An ensemble of radical climate activists attempt to sabotage an oil pipeline in Daniel Goldhaber’s environmentalist action-thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a young person with braided hair wearing a green jacket and speaking on a mobile phone.
Review

Missing

by Alison Rumfitt

Storm Reid anchors an enjoyable, twisty thriller that leaves an unfortunate sour taste in the mouth.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect