Hen – first-look review | Little White Lies
The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take the prize for the most
Ghost Trail review – subtle to a fault
Jonathan Millet’s Ghost Trail played at the Cannes Film Festival a full year before Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning It Was Just an Accident, which is worth
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey review – Kogonada…
Early into the namesake for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, David (Colin Farrell) and Sarah (Margot Robbie) venture back in time to his high school, on the
Steve review – OTT in all respects
When an actor wins a big award, or in the case of Cillian Murphy, the biggest award, the pressure mounts when it comes to answering that
From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza review – a…
For anyone that has paid even a modicum of attention to the daily images coming out of Palestine, the scenes that make up From Ground Zero will
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review –…
It’s sad to have to admit but a certain two word review came to mind while watching Rob Reiner’s belated and wholly unnecessary return to the
The Fence – first-look review
A period piece inspired by her own childhood as the daughter of a French colonial official in Africa, Claire Denis’s first feature film, 1988’s Chocolat, concerned the
Below The Clouds – first-look review
If one goes into Below the Clouds looking for the dramatic eruptions of similarly themed films such as Fire of Love and Dante’s Peak, there is not much luck
Dead Man’s Wire – first-look review
Anti-heroes make for compelling subjects, particularly in a world as unjust as the one we live in, and 1970s American cinema has absolutely no shortage of
Frankenstein – first-look review | Little White Lies
Guillermo del Toro first voiced his dream of making a “faithful Miltonian tragedy” version of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ back in 2007, just after announcing himself