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Review

A Real Pain review – an amusing and compelling inquiry into human pain and suffering

by Katherine McLaughlin

Based on a trip he took to Poland with his own cousin, Jesse Eisenberg crafts a sensitive dramedy co-starring Kieran Culkin.

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Review

We Live in Time review – every generation gets the cancer romance it deserves

by Mark Asch

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star as a couple whose life is disrupted by a devastating cancer diagnosis in John Crowley’s romantic weepie.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Nickel Boys | Nosferatu + Robert Eggers + Bill Skarsgard | The Defiant Ones (1958

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the subject of the latest issue, Nickel Boys. We also review Nosferatu and spoke to its director Robert Eggers and star Bill Skarsgard. Finally, for film club we revisit The Defiant Ones.
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part two

by Little White Lies

Here’s the second half of our annual preview, featuring upcoming films from Lynne Ramsay, Bong Joon-ho and many more.
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Incoming

100 films to look forward to in 2025 – part one

by Little White Lies

We’ve put together our annual preview of some exciting films to look out for in the next year.
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Dylan in the Movies

by Taylor Burns

As Timothée Chalamet stars in A Complete Unknown, we assess Bob Dylan’s idiosyncratic on-screen presence.
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Review

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – an Aardman banger

by Hannah Strong

The eccentric inventor and his incredibly patient pooch return in a new adventure from Aardman Animation.

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Top Ranking

The 30 best films of 2024

by Little White Lies

We reveal 30 of our favourite films from this year, including some old favourites and new faces.
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Review

The Order review – sadly prescient true life ’80s cop thriller

by Rafa Sales Ross

It’s cops versus Nazis in this old school policier from Justin Kurzel, powered by ace lead performances from Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

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Acting Up

What makes Bill Skarsgård so monstrous?

by Victoria Luxford

As he plays Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, we examine the qualities that make Bill Skarsgård a compelling villain.