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Review

Love Hurts review – no love, much hurts

by Marina Ashioti

Ke Huy Quan and Ariana Debose star in stunt performer Jonathan Eusebio’s Valentine’s Day-themed directorial debut.

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Incoming

The great biopic brain drain

by Callie Petch

In an age of Walk Hard knock-offs, why are the biopics that continue to play it safe the biggest success stories?
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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Women in trouble: On Inland Empire

by Esther Rosenfield

Throughout his career – though perhaps nowhere so much as in Inland Empire – David Lynch carved out a space for powerful depictions of women in crisis.
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

The Seed Of The Sacred Fig + Mohammad Rasoulof | Bring Them Down + Christopher Abbott | Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

On Truth & Movies this week we review Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig and spoke to the director about the challenges of making his political thriller. We then review the dark tale of revenge Bring Them Down and spoke to it’s star Christopher Abbott. Finally, for Film Club we revisit what is officially the greatest film of all time Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Joining host Leila Latif are Little White Lies Editor David Jenkins and Film Critic Laura Venning.
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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

A trip down to DumbLand

by Esmé Holden

David Lynch’s little-seen cartoon series about an angry man named Randy couldn’t be more pertinent.
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Review

Dog Man review – zippy, beautifully constructed family fun

by Callie Petch

DreamWorks’ second feature-length Dav Pilkey adaptation is a lot of bark and solid bite.

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Review

The Fire Inside review – a sporting biog that lacks originality

by David Jenkins

Rachel Morrison directs a script by Barry Jenkins with this sadly-underwhelming underdog boxing biopic of Claressa ​“T‑Rex” Shields.

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This Just In

I’m an Iranian woman. Can I still enjoy Iranian films?

by Shaadi 'Iris' Ghorbani

A tendency in male-directed Iranian cinema to focus on violence against women leaves female audiences out in the cold.
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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Love in the land of Twin Peaks

by Juan Barquin

Mark Frost and David Lynch’s beloved television series is a testament to the greatest power human beings have.
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Review

Bring Them Down review – a chilling neo-western

by Hannah Strong

Tensions reach fever pitch in a rural Irish farming community in Christopher Andrews’ fierce feature debut.

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