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We also spoke to Dickinson about bringing his directorial feature debut to life: lwlies.com/in-conversat...

Harris Dickinson: 'I wanted to make something that was a bit of an…

One of the leading lights of the British film industry explains the process in bringing his directorial feature debut, Urchin, to life.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 10d

Harris Dickinson proves there’s no end to his talents with his feature debut about a homeless Londoner who keeps running into trouble.

Our review of Urchin: lwlies.com/reviews/urchin

Urchin review – a sharp, empathetic study of life on the fringes

Harris Dickinson proves there's no end to his talents with his feature debut about a homeless Londoner who keeps running into trouble.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 17d

The franchise that nobody asked for receives a largely forgettable sequel full of unnecessary lore.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 review: lwlies.com/reviews/the-...

The Strangers: Chapter 2 review – a humourless slog

The franchise that nobody asked for receives a largely forgettable sequel full of unnecessary lore.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 25d

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of their work from scratch.

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Playground Love: How Air scored The Virgin Suicides

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of…

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 22d

At the Bergamo Food Film Fest, a thoughtful ensemble of shorts and off-screen culinary events gave audiences a lot to sink their teeth into

A film feast for the senses in the Italian Alps

At the Bergamo Food Film Fest, a thoughtful ensemble of shorts and off-screen culinary events gave audiences a lot to sink their teeth into.

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Jeremy Arblaster @jeremyarblaster.bsky.social · 23d

As good a time as any to reshare my PTA / Pynchon piece for @lwlies.com from a few years back…
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The romantic listlessness of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master

As this Thomas Pynchon-inspired drama turns 10, its portrayal of post-war malaise still has an undeniable allure.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 23d

PTA has made a film that is a very rare beast indeed: one that is incredibly fun without ever once straining to be – read @daveyjenkins.bsky.social's review: lwlies.com/reviews/one-...

One Battle After Another review – another slam-dunk for PTA

A scorching political thriller (with a heart!) from Paul Thomas Anderson that presents a filmmaker at the apex of his powers.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 24d

Review: One Battle After Another is a pure shot of PTA’s alchemical craft and one of 2025’s best.

Top marks awarded from @daveyjenkins.bsky.social
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One Battle After Another review – another slam-dunk for PTA

A scorching political thriller (with a heart!) from Paul Thomas Anderson that presents a filmmaker at the apex of his powers.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 24d

Happyend strikes a remarkable balance between social satire and adolescent drama, finding points of alignment between the humour of everyday teen life and the absurdity of the bureaucracies that shape it.

Our review: lwlies.com/reviews/happ...

Happyend review – a fraying coming-of-age story in a politicized…

A group of teens rebel against the authoritarian surveillance state of a near-future Tokyo in Neo Sora’s debut narrative feature.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 25d

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of their work from scratch.

🔓 Unlock the full piece by joining Club LWLies and supporting our independent journalism with as little as £3pcm.

Playground Love: How Air scored The Virgin Suicides

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of…

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 26d

Coming next week to the Little White Lies podcast...an interview with our day one 🥰

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 26d

Our friends at Cinema For Gaza have announced their next fundraiser for Palestine, and it's a corker... www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Ambika Mod and Daisy Ridley to star in Pride and Prejudice live reading fundraiser for Gaza

Nish Kumar, Jenna Coleman and Morfydd Clark will also feature in London event for Medical Aid for Palestinians

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 11

The iconic Brit metal trio come out of retirement for one final star-studded gig. Frankly, they shouldn’t have bothered.

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review – depressing sequel to a…

The iconic Brit metal trio come out of retirement for one final star-studded gig. Frankly, they shouldn't have bothered.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

The director of The Hunger Games pivots towards gnarly allegory in this violent Stephen King adaptation about a hike to the death

The Long Walk review – more televised deathsports in a grim future

The director of The Hunger Games pivots towards gnarly allegory in this violent Stephen King adaptation about a hike to the death.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

We'll be reviewing some of our own anticipated titles out of LFF, so keep your eyes peeled for more coverage next month when the festival kicks off 👀

Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

And if you're into print *and* film – the (free!) Film in Print festival taking place at the Reuben Library during LFF. Our own David Jenkins and Hannah Strong are taking part in this celebration of film mags and books whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...

Film in Print | BFI London Film Festival 2025

A weekend chock-full of author talks, book signings and panel discussions, celebrating the art of writing about film.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Also in the First Feature Competition, Akinola Davies Jr's affecting My Father's Shadow, starring Sope Dirisu as a father of two against the backdrop of the 1993 Lagos election lwlies.com/festivals/my...

My Father’s Shadow – first-look review

Akinola Davies Jr announces himself as the real deal with this mightily impressive and affecting debut.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Over in the First Feature Competition, Imran Perretta's Ish is an energetic portrait of contemporary childhood featuring some stand-out performances lwlies.com/venice-film-...

Ish – first-look review

Imran Perretta's feature debut bursts with life thanks to its magnificent central performances.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Kaouther Ben Hania's vital docu-fiction, based on the murder of five-year-old Hind Rajab by the IDF, is a harrowing but essential testament of the war crimes still occurring in Palestine lwlies.com/venice-film-...

The Voice of Hind Rajab – first-look review

Hind Rajab’s story is almost too terrible to face, yet this masterwork from Kaouther Ben Hania demands we bear witness.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Also in competition, Mona Fastvold's The Testament of Ann Lee, starring an electric Amanda Seyfried lwlies.com/venice-film-...

The Testament of Ann Lee – first-look review

Mona Fastvold's musical account of religious leader Ann Lee and her chaste Shakers is a mesmerising but often perplexing yarn.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

In the Main Competition, we can't recommend Mark Jenkin's Rose of Nevada enough, set in a Cornish village where a mysterious lost fishing vessel causes an unexpected problem for two young men lwlies.com/venice-film-...

Rose of Nevada – first-look review

Mark Jenkin's third feature film, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner as fishermen whose lives go awry, is a moving tale of personal versus communal…

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Years in the making, Lucretia Martel's documentary Landmarks, about the murder of Indigenous Argentinian leader Javier Chocobar, is an arresting look at the failures of the justice system and the Argentinian government lwlies.com/venice-film-...

Landmarks – first-look review

Lucrecia Martel's years-in-the-making documentary about the murder of an Indigenous Argentinian man starkly lays out the rigged justice system in her…

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

François Ozon stylishly adapts Albert Camus' The Stranger, finding a compelling lead in Benjamin Voisin lwlies.com/venice-film-...

The Stranger – first-look review

François Ozon adapts Albert Camus' classic novel about a disaffected French ex-pat with mostly effective results.

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Pietro Marcello finds a wonderful leading lady in Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who plays the legendary Eleonora Duse in his new inventive biographical drama lwlies.com/venice-film-...

Duse – first-look review

Pietro Marcello's half-literal, half-imagined portrait of legendary Italian actress Eleonora Duse is elevated by the splendor of leading lady Valeria…

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · Sep 10

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller is one of the most engaging – and heartstopping – films of the year, starring the excellent Wagner Moura lwlies.com/festivals/th...

The Secret Agent – first-look review

An undercover agent discovers he can't escape his troubled past in Kleber Mendonça Filho's gripping new drama about the height of Brazil's military…

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