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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 98: The Polite Society issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Discover our new issue dedicated to Nida Manzoor’s heiney-kicking comedy about the life of an aspiring South Asian stuntwoman.
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In Praise Of

The unlikely prescience of Spring Breakers

by Sam Moore

A decade since its release, Harmony Korine’s hedonistic vision of a fraught Floridian vacation feels like it foreshadowed plenty about contemporary pop culture.
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Review

The Beasts

by Anton Bitel

Neighbourly hostility abounds in Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s latest psychological thriller, set in the Galician countryside.

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Review

1976

by Marina Ashioti

Manuela Martelli’s auspicious debut feature unfurls as a searingly intense character study against the backdrop of Pinochet’s Chile.

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Review

Infinity Pool

by Hannah Strong

Alexander Skarsgård has a pretty bad trip in this vacation nightmare from body horror wunderkind Brandon Cronenberg.

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Interviews

Léa Mysius: ‘I wanted to film reality – from this came the fantastical’

by Emily Maskell

The director of olfactory wonder, The Five Devils, reflects on making a film about potions, memory and the sense of smell.
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Review

The Five Devils

by David Jenkins

Léa Mysius crafts an enigmatic tale about a young girl with a magical sense of smell in her auspicious second feature.

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Festivals

Flamin’ Hot – first-look review

by Weiting Liu

Eva Longoria dramatises the invention of America’s beloved spicy snack food in her charming feature debut.
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With Shin Kamen Rider, Hideaki Anno realises a childhood dream

by Alicia Haddick

The Neon Genesis Evangelion creator brings one of Japan’s most enduring morally grey heroes to the big screen, following in the footsteps of Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman.
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Review

Other People’s Children

by David Jenkins

Virginie Efira delivers a sublime performance as a journalist who develops a strong bond with her boyfriend’s daughter in Rebecca Zlotowski’s romantic dramedy.

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