Reviews | Little White Lies

Reviews

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Review

Rosie

by David Jenkins

An evict­ed Dublin fam­i­ly are left strand­ed in this deeply mov­ing and beau­ti­ful­ly restrained drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a police uniform standing in a dimly lit corridor, her expression stern and focused.
Review

Border

by Anton Bitel

A cus­toms offi­cer falls in love with a strange trav­eller in Ali Abbasi’s twist­ed mod­ern romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Hannah

by Hannah Strong

Char­lotte Ram­pling deliv­ers a remark­able per­for­mance in this melan­choly study of grief.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in military attire holding a gun stands in a desert landscape, with a vintage van in the background featuring an image of a smiling woman.
Review

Foxtrot

by David Jenkins

Cor­rup­tion reigns free on the Israel/​Palestine bor­der in this intrigu­ing fea­ture from Samuel Maoz.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Of Love and Law

by David Jenkins

Mar­ried gay lawyers in Osa­ka fight every­day injus­tice in this delight­ful, dead­pan documentary.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sauvage

by Ella Kemp

Camille Vidal-Naquet’s impres­sive debut fea­ture is infused with skin-prick­ling energy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Serenity

by Adam Woodward

LWLies inter­cepts a telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion between Matthew McConaugh­ey and his agent.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Aftermath

by Elena Lazic

Keira Knight­ley and Alexan­der Skars­gård expe­ri­ence for­bid­den love in post­war Germany.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young person with long, dishevelled hair and a solemn expression, wearing dark clothing in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hole in the Ground

by Andy Crump

A moth­er-son rela­tion­ship is stretched to its lim­its in this affect­ing and chill­ing Irish horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Old Boys

by Terese Christensen

Teen love match­ing at a fusty pub­lic school is the back­drop to this inter­mit­tent­ly suc­cess­ful roman­tic comedy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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