TIFF 2024 Review: “Bird”

Photo by Atsushi Nishijima – © Atsushi Nishijima 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Andrea Arnold’s “Bird,” making its Canadian premiere at TIFF, is a poignant exploration of childhood, hardship, and the search for identity amidst life’s uncertainties. The film follows Bailey, a 12-year-old girl portrayed by charismatic newcomer Nykiya Adams, whose life is filled […]

The Unloved, Part 129: The Power | MZS

Today we’re going to celebrate the career of one of the great makers of genre and B-movies, whose robust adventure films and harrowing sci-fi pictures paved the way for the second half of the 20th and 21st century. Case in point this marvel, the too-little-seen and even less discussed “The Power,” a proto-superhero movie with […]

The Room Next Door – first-look review

The Room Next Door – first-look review About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our […]

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Larry Flynt: Woody Harrelson Althea Leasure: Courtney Love Alan […]