Reviews

Features

Latest

A long text crawl against a starry night background, containing plot details about the Empire's secret weapon, the Death Star, and plans to destroy a planet.

Role Credits: Inside the world of Dan Perri

by Ralph Jones

Dan Perri, the man behind some of the film world’s most iconic credits sequences, reflects on half a century of his work.

Illustration of a male face against a yellow and pink background.

Joshua Oppenheimer: ‘The End is an artefact of barbarism’

by Lucy Peters

How the doc maestro turned his hand to (musical!) fiction in his compelling and singular new film, The End.

Three people standing in a cluttered room with decorations and gifts.

Y2K review – as throwaway as a killer Tamagotchi

by Iona Mathieson

The millennium bug triggers a cyber-apocalypse in Kyle Mooney’s nostalgia-driven directorial debut.

Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.

When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.

Two young men with intense expressions, one gesturing forcefully.

Dig! XX review – the original version is still the best

by David Jenkins

Ondi Timoner revisits her classic 2004 rock doc with an extended version that doesn’t add much to the greatness of the original.

Two female faces, one with pink and black clothing and the other with black clothing, both with serious expressions.

The painful truths of Girl, Interrupted

by Billie Walker

Celebrating its 25^th anniversary, James Mangold’s adaptation of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir about her mental illness isn’t perfect – but there’s a reason it still resonates with young women.

Animated black cat with glowing eyes in a woodland scene; man in a long coat standing outdoors. Text: "Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast".

Flow | The Alto Knights | Dig! (2005)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the whimsical animated delights of Flow, review double De Niro in The Alto Knight and finally, for film club, revisit music documentary Dig! for its 20^th anniversary.

Two people sitting on the floor surrounded by scattered papers and documents.

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other review – a portrait of love and resilience

by Marina Ashioti

The beautiful, complex bond between acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz and writer/artist Maggie Barrett is the subject of this artful doc.

A group of police officers in beige uniforms talking to each other on a street with trees and people in the background.

Santosh review – carefully draws you into its dismal intrigue

by David Jenkins

Shahana Goswami stars as a widow who inherits her late husband’s police officer position in Sandhya Suri’s sharp fiction debut.

Men in hats and coats, some with glasses, in a crowd.

The Alto Knights review – if it ain’t broke…

by Leila Latif

Robert De Niro does double duty as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in Barry Levinson’s surprisingly enjoyable gangster thriller.