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Men in hats and coats, some with glasses, in a crowd.
Review

The Alto Knights review – if it ain’t broke…

by Leila Latif

Robert De Niro does dou­ble duty as Frank Costel­lo and Vito Gen­ovese in Bar­ry Levin­son’s sur­pris­ing­ly enjoy­able gang­ster thriller.

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In Retrospect
Two men, one with a beard and hat, using a laser measurement tool to take a reading.
Review

The Fire Inside review – a sporting biog that lacks originality

by David Jenkins

Rachel Mor­ri­son directs a script by Bar­ry Jenk­ins with this sad­ly-under­whelm­ing under­dog box­ing biopic of Cla­res­sa ​“T‑Rex” Shields.

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A man with a beard wearing a dark jacket, holding a firearm.
Review

Bring Them Down review – a chilling neo-western

by Hannah Strong

Ten­sions reach fever pitch in a rur­al Irish farm­ing com­mu­ni­ty in Christo­pher Andrews’ fierce fea­ture debut.

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In Retrospect
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Mufasa + Barry Jenkins | Xmas Special

On Truth & Movies this week, we dis­cuss our favourites of the year, its biggest turkeys and its hid­den gems. Plus we spoke to one of LWLies’ favourite direc­tors, Bar­ry Jenkins.
Two lion cubs in a grassy field, their golden fur and expressive faces visible against a blue sky.
Review

Mufasa: The Lion King review – let down by weak script and songs

by David Jenkins

A rous­ing, noble mis­step from Bar­ry Jenk­ins, in which the paw-print of this great film­mak­er is too light to make out.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Barry Keoghan: ‘I have my own method; I’m still learning and discovering’

by David Jenkins

The role of charis­mat­ic chancer Bug in Andrea Arnold’s Bird feels like a vic­to­ry lap for Hol­ly­wood’s most unlike­ly new darling.
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Review

Bird review – a magical, energetic marvel

by Hannah Strong

Social and mag­i­cal real­ism merge in Andrea Arnold’s scin­til­lat­ing Thames Estu­ary fable about the friend­ship between a latchkey kid and a smil­ing wan­der­er search­ing for home.

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In Retrospect
A young man with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a blue shirt, looking towards the camera.
Interviews

“People have said they feel less alone after seeing this film” – Bill Hader on The Skeleton Twins at 10

by Simon Bland

From Sat­ur­day Night Live’s MVP to indie-movie dar­ling, Bill Had­er explains how this small emo­tion­al indie paved the way towards his crit­i­cal hit Barry.
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Review

Saltburn review – gorgeous, lurid, shallow and frustrating

by Hannah Strong

A work­ing-class stu­dent finds him­self thrust into a new world in Emer­ald Fennell’s styl­ish but under­whelm­ing sec­ond feature.

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In Retrospect
Police officer in uniform holding a fish inside a bus.
In Praise Of

Why I love Edward Woodward’s performance in The Wicker Man

by Barry Levitt

As the stead­fast Sergeant Neil Howie, Wood­ward becomes a com­pelling audi­ence sur­ro­gate in Robin Hardy’s sem­i­nal folk horror.