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The great biopic brain drain

by Callie Petch

In an age of Walk Hard knock-offs, why are the biopics that continue to play it safe the biggest success stories?

The Seed Of The Sacred Fig + Mohammad Rasoulof | Bring Them Down + Christopher Abbott | Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

On Truth & Movies this week we review Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig and spoke to the director about the challenges of making his political thriller. We then review the dark tale of revenge Bring Them Down and spoke to it’s star Christopher Abbott. Finally, for Film Club we revisit what is officially the greatest film of all time Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Joining host Leila Latif are Little White Lies Editor David Jenkins and Film Critic Laura Venning.

Love in the land of Twin Peaks

by Juan Barquin

Mark Frost and David Lynch’s beloved television series is a testament to the greatest power human beings have.

The engrossing ’90s nonsense of Denzel Washington

by Chloe Walker

One of the greatest actors of all time found a compelling niche starring in some of the decade’s zaniest high-concept thrillers.

LWLies 104: The Blink Twice issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

The great Naomi Ackie graces the vibrant cover of our new issue celebrating Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.

Cannes Special | The Shrouds + Megalopolis

On Truth & Movies this week, the team are coming at you live from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with a round-up of all the great and the good movies they’ve caught, including Andrea Arnold’s Bird, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds and Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis.

A Traveller’s Needs – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Isabelle Huppert proves she’s one of the great comic performers in this delightfully meandering character piece from Hong Sang-soo.

Why Shaolin Soccer is the greatest football movie ever made

by Cian Tsang

By combining his signature absurdist style and sincerity with the beautiful game, Stephen Chow created an exhilarating and unconventional sports movie that captures the highs and laws of football.

May December + Todd Haynes| Saltburn | Leed International Film Festival | The Killer + Erik Messerschmidt and Ren Klyce

On Truth & Movies this week, its a bumper episode. We review Todd Haynes’ melodrama May December and Hannah Strong spoke to the great man himself. We also review Emerald Fennell’s latest dark comedy Saltburn and host Leila Latif will be going through the highlights of the Leeds International Film Festival. Finally, we take a look at David Fincher’s pulpy thriller The Killer and interviewed Fincher’s long term collaborators Erik Messerschmidt and Ren Klyce about working on the project

Passages review – a tantalising romantic car-crash

by David Jenkins

Ira Sachs returns with an intimate, intense three-hander about a Fassbinder-like film director played by the great Franz Rogowski.