LWLies Recommends | Little White Lies

LWLies Recommends

Ornately decorated coach interior with two individuals, one wearing a dark cloak and the other a gold-coloured robe, seated together.
Review

Liberté

by David Jenkins

A group of exiled libertines engage in a moonlit orgy in director Albert Serra’s puckish historical romp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Glamorously dressed people celebrating at a lavish event, with a large illuminated "Eleanor" sign in the background.
Review

The Prom

by Emily Maskell

Ryan Murphy’s star-studded restaging of the hit Broadway musical hits all the right notes.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with curly hair wearing headphones and singing into a microphone while playing an acoustic guitar in a recording studio.
Review

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

by Sydney Urbanek

Taylor Swift and her folklore collaborators perform and dissect the pandemic album at New York’s Long Pond Studios.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A serious-looking man in a dark suit and tie stands with a green scarf around his neck.
Review

Red, White and Blue

by David Jenkins

John Boyega tackles institutional bigotry within the Metropolitan Police in Steve McQueen’s searing anti-racism drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Person wearing dark goggles in a dimly lit environment.
Review

Possessor

by Leila Latif

Brandon Cronenberg follows up his impressive debut Antiviral with a visceral slice of hallucinatory ultraviolence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two smiling people, a man and a woman, standing together outdoors surrounded by trees and foliage.
Review

Lovers Rock

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers a sublime party film for the ages in the second instalment of his Small Axe series.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three people in a forest setting, one man appears shirtless, another man holds a cigarette.
Review

Patrick

by Anton Bitel

One man’s quest to find his missing hammer becomes a profound existential journey in this stripped-down comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person shouting into a megaphone while raising their fist in front of a crowd of people.
Review

Mangrove

by Rógan Graham

Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology kicks off with this searing court room drama about the Mangrove Nine trial.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Silhouette of a person holding a cane in a dimly lit room with a window in the background.
Review

Mank

by Hannah Strong

The man behind the man behind Citizen Kane is the subject of David Fincher’s sparkling paean to classic Hollywood.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Woman in dark jacket, standing in front of wires, with serious expression on her face.
Review

Love Child

by Leila Latif

Eva Mulvad’s moving docudrama sees an Iranian couple flee their home to follow their hearts.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect