In my final dispatch from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I watched three films about families in crisis. In Edward Burns’s drama “Millers in Marriage,” three fifty-something siblings contend with how relationships morph and change as you age. In Seth Worley’s imaginative film “Sketch,” the shared grief of a father and his children manifests […]
Out of Place at the Locarno Film Festival 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.” […]
Still from The Order. Source: IMDB ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. It’s chilling to realize how closely the cinematic universe can mirror reality, especially when we turn to it for an escape. Few films have genuinely terrified me, but “The Order” did not disappoint in that regard. I anticipated it would be a remarkable […]
Here’s an interesting video from Giant Freakin Robot that explores the specific rules of the Star Trek franchise that make every series and film universally appealing. One of the things that I personally have always loved about Star Trek is the exploration aspect of it. The exploration of space! That’s something I’ve always been fascinated […]
A set pic from the Red Sonja reboot shows a blood spattered Matilda Lutz, in bikini armor, with director M.J. Bassett A reboot of Red Sonja spent nearly fifteen years in development hell before going into production in 2022 with director M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) at the helm. Before Bassett signed on, the project had passed through the hands […]
Jason Voorhees has killed a lot of people. Some of them had it coming. The hockey mask-wearing, machete wielding star of the Friday the 13th film series sometimes finds himself on the right side of the scales of justice, even if his methods are gruesome and completely devoid of checks and balances. In the list […]
Don’t go into “How to Die Alone” expecting a laugh a minute. There are jokes, to be sure, and star Natasha Rothwell delivers hers with ease. She’s supported by some great and highly comedic performances, notably Arkie Kandola and Christopher Powell as hilarious workplace duo Shawn and Deshawn, and Jaylee Hamidi and Melissa DuPrey as her […]
Nightbitch – 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 reviews feature a […]
An all-female monsters led haunted house inspired by Universal Pictures’ classic monsters, featuring music by Slash. Fans encounter Saskia Van Helsing, a new fearless huntress and daughter of revered Abraham Van Helsing – who killed Count Dracula by driving a stake through his heart and destroying his reign of terror. Saskia now faces Dracula’s daughter, […]
One time Superman Brandon Routh has his best role in years as the everyman hero in Joseph Kahn’s horror-comedy, Ick. PLOT: A high school science teacher (Brandon Routh) tries to save his students and town from a parasitic alien entity. REVIEW: Joseph Kahn is one of the most underrated genre directors. His first movie, Torque, […]
