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Night Walking: Bette Gordon speaks! Photography! Performance! Porno!
Interviews

Bette Gordon: ‘Between female desire and gratification lies a space full of possibilities’

by Anna Bogutskaya

As Variety returns with a 2K restoration, Bette Gordon reflects on the making of a cult classic, her love for ​‘80s New York and her friendship with Nan Goldin.
A woman in a white coat stands in a dimly lit room, with others behind her wearing similar clothing.
Festivals

Sweet Dreams – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Ena Sendijarević hits the sweet spot with this offbeat, surreal period piece set on a remote Indonesian island.
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Meg 2: The Trench | Paris Memories | Deep Blue Sea (1999)

On Truth & Movies this week, Jason Statham battles more giant sharks in Meg 2, one of the more surprising choices in Ben Wheatley’s filmography. We also review Paris Memories, where a woman tries to come to terms with her trauma in the wake of a terrorist attack and finally, for film club, we go from giant sharks to clever ones in 1999’s Deep Blue Sea
Two women dancing in a nightclub, illuminated by colourful strobe lights.
Festivals

Animal – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Dimitra Vlagopoulou gives a knockout performance in Sofia Exarchou’s resort-set second feature about a group of seasonal performers.
Portrait of a woman with long auburn hair and a serious expression, set against a turquoise background.
Interviews

Alice Winocour: ‘Post-traumatic memory is something very specific’

by Hannah Strong

The French filmmaker on the nuances of recreating a real-life terrorist attack in her reflective new film, Paris Memories.
Four young Asian women in traditional and contemporary outfits standing in a traditional East Asian architectural setting.
Review

Joy Ride review – hands-over-eyes, wretched hilarity

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A quartet of mismatched women take a road trip across China in a journey of self-discovery in Adele Lim’s raunchy comedy.

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In Retrospect
Four men wearing suits and ties, one with a large scar on his face, standing together.
Acting Up

The irrepressible screen presence of Jason Statham

by Callie Petch

One of cinema’s leading hard men, the former model and Commonwealth diver has carved out a dependable – and at times greatly entertaining – niche.
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Review

Kokomo City review – an impressively stylish debut

by Marina Ashioti

D Smith’s lively documentary offers a bold exploration of transness, womanhood, Blackness and the sex industry.

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In Retrospect
Three women in pink monochrome; dark-haired woman in purple dress, blonde woman in pink suit, curly-haired woman in pink scarf.
In Praise Of

The uplifting, transformative coming-of-age cinema of Greta Gerwig

by Mallory Blair

A writer reflects on how watching Greta Gerwig’s Little Women led to a life-changing revelation, and the comfort found in her cinema of girlhood.
Illuminated Eiffel Tower at night with person riding motorcycle on road in foreground.
Review

Paris Memories review – a poignant mediation on personal trauma

by Hannah Strong

Alice Winocour draws on her brother’s experiences of the 2015 Bataclan attack to create a drama about recovering from trauma.

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In Retrospect