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Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Blue Beetle | EIFF | Lie With Me | Maurice (1987)

On Truth & Movies this week, DC launch­es a new super­hero in the form of Blue Bee­tle. Host Leila Latif spoke to the team behind the Edin­burgh Film Fes­ti­val about their incred­i­ble line-up that runs from the 18th-23rd of August, and bring­ing the fes­ti­val back after events in 2022 put its in jeop­ardy. We’ll also be review­ing French lit­er­ary adap­ta­tion, Lie With Me and for Film Club, revis­it­ing Mer­chant Ivory’s Maurice.
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Review

Blue Beetle review – a fairly decent time at the movies

by David Jenkins

DC plun­ders the musty vaults for mate­r­i­al and comes up with a pop­py Lati­no riff on the boil­er­plate super­hero yarn.

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In Retrospect
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Review

The Flash

by Hannah Strong

Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushi­et­ti’s take on DC’s speed­i­est superhero.

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In Retrospect
Dark caped superhero and young actor in outdoor scene
Look Back

Why is a billionaire in a bat costume considered more prestigious than an immortal bloodsucker?

by Billie Walker

Robert Pattinson’s break­out role in the Twi­light fran­chise has more in com­mon with Bruce Wayne than DC diehards may think.
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Incoming

The first trailer for The Suicide Squad assembles a ragtag psycho crew

by Charles Bramesco

James Gunn reboots DC’s pre­em­i­nent team of vil­lains on the leash in a new adventure.
Two women chatting outside a Blue Star venue at night.
Incoming

Emerald Fennell is lining up a superhero movie for her next film

by Charles Bramesco

The Promis­ing Young Woman writer/​director is in talks to pen the script for DC Films’ Zatanna.
A woman in a red and gold superhero costume, with curly dark hair, standing next to a man in a black jacket.
Review

Wonder Woman 1984

by Hannah Strong

There’s plen­ty of piz­zazz in Pat­ty Jenk­ins’ DC sequel, but it lacks the charm and per­son­al­i­ty of its predecessor.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Residue

by Ryan Coleman

Mer­awi Gerima’s stun­ning debut fea­ture sees a young film­mak­er return home to a rapid­ly gen­tri­fied Wash­ing­ton DC.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Birds of Prey

by Hannah Strong

Mar­got Rob­bie brings anar­chy and atti­tude to the DCEU in Cathy Yan’s pop-punk ode to womanhood.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Incoming

Warner Bros confirms Robert Pattinson as its new Batman

by Charles Bramesco

He’s fend­ed off com­pe­ti­tion from Nicholas Hoult to land the role of the DC’s caped crusader.