Reviews | Little White Lies

Reviews

Young woman in athletic attire sitting on floor, taping her ankle.
Review

Girl

by David Jenkins

Lukas Dhont’s debut fea­ture chron­i­cles a young trans character’s dif­fi­cult coming-of-age.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people gazing at a dystopian city skyline with industrial chimneys and smoke.
Review

Love, Death & Robots

by Charles Bramesco

This NSFW ani­mat­ed anthol­o­gy sees Tim Miller and David Finch­er team up to dis­as­trous effect.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Young person in orange top standing near tree with lost dog poster
Review

Under the Silver Lake

by David Jenkins

Andrew Garfield dis­ap­pears down the rab­bit hole in David Robert Mitchell’s zany LA noir.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people on a sailing boat, wearing sunglasses and casual clothing, steering the vessel on a sunny day with other boats visible in the background.
Review

Maiden

by Josh Slater-Williams

This time­ly doc­u­men­tary recounts the inspir­ing sto­ry of a female sail­ing crew’s round-the-world voyage.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man resting his head on a woman's shoulder as she embraces him. Warm, muted colours and a sense of comfort and support.
Review

Everybody Knows

by Adam Woodward

Fiery cen­tral per­for­mances from Pené­lope Cruz and Javier Bar­dem fuel this slow­burn mys­tery from Asghar Farhadi.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with curly hair wearing a floral dress concentrates intently on assembling a jigsaw puzzle on a table in front of her.
Review

Ray & Liz

by David Jenkins

Richard Billing­ham offers a brac­ing­ly hon­est por­trait of life in a Birm­ing­ham coun­cil flat.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man with dreadlocks wearing a navy blue coat with red and yellow stripes on the arms, standing in front of a building.
Review

Babylon (1980)

by David Jenkins

Brooklyn’s BAM hosts the first ever US screen­ings of Fran­co Rosso’s reg­gae classic.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men wearing tactical gear in a lush, green landscape.
Review

Triple Frontier

by Hannah Strong

JC Chandor’s South Amer­i­can action-thriller boasts a stel­lar cast, but it’s all brawn and no brains.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a classroom interacting with a young boy.
Review

The Kindergarten Teacher

by Lillian Crawford

Mag­gie Gyl­len­haal is com­pelling in this rich char­ac­ter study about a men­tor and her protégé.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a black leather jacket and a purple top stands in a doorway against a blurred background.
Review

Captain Marvel

by Hannah Strong

Brie Lar­son is great as Car­ol Dan­vers, but we’d hoped for slight­ly more from Marvel’s first female solo super­hero movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

Accessibility Settings

Text

Applies the Open Dyslexic font, designed to improve readability for individuals with dyslexia.

Applies a more readable font throughout the website, improving readability.

Underlines links throughout the website, making them easier to distinguish.

Adjusts the font size for improved readability.

Visuals

Reduces animations and disables autoplaying videos across the website, reducing distractions and improving focus.

Reduces the colour saturation throughout the website to create a more soothing visual experience.

Increases the contrast of elements on the website, making text and interface elements easier to distinguish.