LWLies Recommends | Little White Lies

LWLies Recommends

A young Black woman wearing a mustard-coloured top, standing in front of a wooden wall.
Review

Saint Omer

by David Jenkins

A lit­er­a­ture pro­fes­sor observes a court case in which a moth­er stands accused of mur­der­ing her child in Alice Diop’s sub­lime drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a cat standing in a dark, red-lit room with hanging lights.
Review

EO

by Mark Asch

A don­key sets off on a long jour­ney to reunite with his mis­tress in Jerzy Skolimowski’s far-reach­ing drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression looking directly at the camera against a dimly lit background.
Review

The Whale

by Hannah Strong

A griev­ing man bat­tling an eat­ing dis­or­der attempts to recon­nect with his daugh­ter in Dar­ren Aronof­sky’s drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a person in graduation attire standing in a doorway, looking contemplative.
Review

January

by Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cab­in await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov’s unique, exis­ten­tial horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair sits in the driver's seat of a vintage car, gazing out through the windscreen.
Review

The Fabelmans

by Hannah Strong

Steven Spiel­berg weaves a tale about his child­hood love of cin­e­ma and the rela­tion­ship between his par­ents in this light but love­ly most­ly true story.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Person in car wearing elaborate pink feathered costume and floral headdress.
Review

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

by Marina Ashioti

Lau­ra Poitras’ por­trait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damn­ing indict­ment of the US phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal indus­try and a touch­ing look at a famil­ial tragedy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Person in bright orange jacket standing on a hill, surrounded by dark foliage.
Review

Enys Men

by David Jenkins

Mark Jenk­in’s exper­i­men­tal 16mm hor­ror depicts a lone botanist on a desert­ed island, whose rela­tion­ship with her sur­round­ings may be an indi­ca­tion of some­thing sin­is­ter at play.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Rear view of person sitting on a chair, wearing a grey shirt and with their head visible at the top of the image.
Review

Tár

by Ege Apaydın

Cate Blanchett is on top form as a con­duc­tor who expe­ri­ences a swift fall from grace in Todd Fields’ pierc­ing psychodrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A group of men sitting and standing outside a shop with a "Sold" sign, wearing casual clothing in shades of blue and white.
Review

Till

by Rógan Graham

Chi­nonye Chuk­wu directs a mag­nif­i­cent Danielle Dead­wyler and Jalyn Hall as they play Emmett Till and his griev­ing moth­er, Mamie.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young person in floral top amidst green leaves and pomegranates.
Review

Alcarràs

by Caitlin Quinlan

A fam­i­ly toil on a peach farm threat­ened with destruc­tion in Car­la Simón’s ele­gant drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect