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Àma Gloria – Gorgeous domestic drama on the meaning of parenthood

by Marina Ashioti

Marie Amachoukeli’s second film is a triumph of political and emotional sensitivity in its depiction of a young girl and her nanny.

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Interviews

Iain Softley: ‘I had this idea in my mind, “What would the story be if these weren’t The Beatles?”’

by Michael Leader

As Sam Mendes gears up to make his behemoth Beatles biopic, the director of 1994 early-Beatles drama Backbeat reflects on the story of Stuart Sutcliffe – the Beatle who wasn’t.
Review

Sasquatch Sunset – Gross-out larks with an anthropological twist

by David Jenkins

A family of mythical beasts are observed in their natural habitat in comic portrait of animals and their instincts.

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One Life and British cinema’s nostalgia for World War Two

by Clotilde Chinnici

The past is undeniably present in contemporary representations of the British war effort, representing an obsession with former military glory and world influence.
Interviews

Under the Cover: Tom Humberstone

by Little White Lies

We go behind the scenes on the cover of LWLies 103: The Kinds of Kindness Issue with comic artist and illustrator Tom Humberstone.
Review

Here – A gorgeous study of fragile human bonds

by Laura Venning

A delicate study of human interaction in a space where the urban and the natural collide from director Bas Devos.

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Review

Riddle of Fire review – whimsical and imaginative child’s play

by Hannah Strong

Three precocious kids set out on a quest for blueberry pie in Weston Razooli’s throwback adventure film.

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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Rosalie | Ishana Shyamalan | Riddle Of Fire | Stand By Me (1986)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the French bearded lady drama Rosalie and the coming-of-age tale Riddle Of Fire. Hannah Strong also spoke to Ishana Shyamalan about her directorial debut and for film club we revisited Stand By Me and Rob Reiner’s wonderful Stand By Me.
Diverse group of stylised people in bold colours and patterns; central figure with distinctive blonde hair and moustache.
LWLies Magazine

LWLies 103: The Kinds of Kindness issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Yorgos Lanthimos is up to his old tricks with this delightfully mean allegorical anthology.
Interviews

Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I think of film as a medium that is going to disappear eventually’

by Esmé Holden

The filmmaker reflects on her sophomore feature film, I Saw the TV Glow, in which two teenage outsiders find comfort in a mysterious television series.