Natalie Portman

May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

By Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

review LWLies Recommends

May December – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

Thor: Love and Thunder

By Adam Woodward

Taika Waititi returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Ragnarok with a disappointing sequel sorely lacking in charm and imagination.

review

“We were projecting forward” – James McTeigue on V for Vendetta at 15

By Simon Bland

The director reflects on the making and lasting cultural impact of his 2005 dystopian thriller.

Lucy in the Sky

By Hannah Strong

Astronaut Natalie Portman struggles to adapt to life back on earth in Noah Hawley’s dull space drama.

review

In praise of Natalie Portman’s women in power

By Emily Gett

From Senator Padmé to Jacqueline Kennedy, the actor has always relished playing complex, self-empowered characters.

Lucy in the Sky – first look review

By Hannah Strong

A returning astronaut falls out of touch with reality in Noah Hawley's messy space drama.

Eating Animals

By David Jenkins

If you didn’t realise there are environmental and economic downsides to consuming meat, then this entry-level film is for you.

review

Vox Lux

By Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid tragic circumstances in Brady Corbet’s stylish and cynical second feature.

review

Vox Lux and the price of greatness

By Conner Reed

Brady Corbet’s second directorial feature skewers a culture obsessed with easy catharsis and saviours.

After much delay, Xavier Dolan’s latest finally gets a trailer

By Charles Bramesco

The Death and Life of John F Donovan has had a long road to theatres.

The Death and Life of John F Donovan – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Xavier Dolan’s overly earnest, star-packed drama concerns the untimely demise of an American TV idol.

Vox Lux – first look review

By Greg Wetherall

Natalie Portman plays a jaded pop star in director Brady Corbet’s cynical meditation on the price of fame.

Is Annihilation the first true film of the Anthropocene era?

By Lewis Gordon

Alex Garland’s chilling body horror speaks directly to our current age of ecological crisis.

Annihilation

By Adam Woodward

Alex Garland delivers a visually stunning, coolly affecting allegory for life, loss and human fallibility.

review LWLies Recommends

Watch the chilling first trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation

By Little White Lies

The writer/director of sleeper hit Ex Machina returns with a broader canvas and a clutch of A-listers.

Little White Lies Logo

About Little White Lies

Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.

Editorial

Design