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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 107: The Sinners issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Tool up for an illustrated deep dive into Sinners and the radical blockbuster cinema of Ryan Coogler.
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Review

The Woman in the Yard review – forgettable ghostly horror

by Hannah Strong

A grieving family find themselves with an unwanted house guest in the latest underwhelming thriller from journeyman director Jaume Collet-Serra.

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Podcast

La Cocina | War Paint’s Margy Kinmonth + Assil Diab | Misericordia | Le Boucher (1970)

This week on Truth & Movies, we discuss the kitchen drama La Cocina and the melancholy thriller Misericordia. We also spoke to director Margy Kinmoth and artist Assil Diab about the documentary War Paint: Women At War and, finally, revisit Le Boucher for film club.
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Festivals

Animal instincts at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

by Hannah Strong

One of the most well-regarded documentary film festivals provides a fascinating insight into the grip that animal stories have over the documentary space.
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Review

Misericordia review – Chabrol would have approved

by Thomas Dawson

Alain Guiraudie defies neat categorisation with his shapeshifting eighth feature about morality, crime and queer desire.

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Two musicians performing on stage, one singing and the other playing electric guitar. The stage is dimly lit, with warm red and blue lighting illuminating the performers.
Opinion

What makes a rock doc worthwhile?

by Ralph Greco, Jr

It seems as though a new documentary about a legendary band pops up every week – but what separates the wheat from the chaff?
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Review

The Stimming Pool review – a unique, enchanting experience

by Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

The Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood present a world perceived through autism in this wonderfully experimental, hybrid endeavour.

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A man in a navy blue suit appears distressed as he presses his hands against a brick wall in an urban setting.
Review

Novocaine review – no pain, no gain

by Hannah Strong

Jack Quaid delivers a charming performance as a man incapable of feeling pain in Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s ultraviolent action-comedy.

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A serious-looking, bald Black man wearing a blue jacket and looking out of a window.
Review

A Working Man review – a dire, forgettable actioner

by Hannah Strong

Even Jason Statham looks bored by his latest hard man turn in Davey Ayer’s uninspired adaptation of Chuck Dixon’s novel Levon’s Trade.

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Two women working in a commercial kitchen, one woman serving a plate of food to the other.
Review

La Cocina review – powered by Raúl Briones’ manic performance

by Hannah Strong

Tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff in Alonso Ruizpalacios’ Times Square restaurant-set drama.

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