Barry Jenkins Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

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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.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two adults, a man and a woman, facing each other closely, heads nearly touching. Strong contrast between light and shadow.
Review

If Beale Street Could Talk

by Tayler Montague

Intense melan­choly and bliss­ful romance mask an under­cur­rent of polit­i­cal out­rage in Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ rhap­sod­ic take on James Baldwin.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A silhouetted profile of a human head against a bright blue background. The head features a distinct profile with a slight curve to the nose and a curved hairline.
Review

Moonlight

by Charles Bramesco

Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ low-key exam­i­na­tion of black life in Amer­i­ca is an aching romance of the very high­est order.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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