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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 110: The Frankenstein issue – Out now!

We pay print homage to Guillermo del Toro’s passion project in this hand-illustrated new issue.
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Review

Good Fortune review – a mostly unremarkable body-swap comedy

by Jenna Mahale

Aziz Ansari writes, directs and stars in this frothy, big studio concoction of little substance and even less style.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Long Read

The Appeal Of Cinema’s Unlikely Angels

by Victoria Luxford

As Keanu Reeves dons feathered wings as an angel in Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, we look at how these spiritual servants have fared on screen.
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Review

Ballad of a Small Player review – a wispy, neon-hued gambling drama

by Rafa Sales Ross

Colin Farrell dons a pencil moustache as a down-and-out in Macao frittering away his money in the local casinos.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Souleymane’s Story review – a sobering work of social realism

by Marina Ashioti

Abou Sangaré delivers a magnificent performance as the Guinean man preparing to face the French bureaucratic maze in in Boris Lojkine’s propulsive drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Roofman review – another ep of the Channing Tatum show

by Katherine McLaughlin

Poppy star charisma drives this ripped-from-the-headlines comedy-drama from the usually morose writer/​director, Derek Cianfrance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Black Phone 2 review – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 on ice

by Anton Bitel

Scott Derrickson and his co-writer C Robert Cargill bring Ethan Hawke’s ​‘The Grabber’ back to life for a classic slasher sequel.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Frankenstein review – Jacob Elordi is a revelation

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Guillermo del Toro handles Mary Shelley’s canonical text with the tenderness of a butterfly, exulting in the author’s wisdom and sense of high tragedy while bringing his own steampunk spin to the material.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Partnership

10% off everything at Rarewaves for LWLies readers

by LWLies

Our pals at Rarewaves have whisked up a promotion code for our readers to get a nifty discount on all their fine wares.
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Review

A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely affair

by Yasmine Kandil

Kathryn Bigelow’s taut political thriller sees the US government race to respond to an impending nuclear threat.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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