- July 17, 2025
Smurfs review – a drab exercise in IP filler…
We started, in 2011, with the pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry stepping into the pearly-white high-heels of that most coveted role in the world of animated
The Other Way Around review – a new type of…
You almost can’t quite believe that someone hadn’t had this idea before: a well-to-do creative couple living in a cosy Madrid apartment decide that they want to
Pavements review – a trailblazing docufiction…
It’s been six years since indie darling Alex Ross Perry whet his band-movie palette with the odious ace Her Smell. Ever since, the writer/​director/​producer has
My Soapy IP Summer: Beach Read vs Airport Novel…
This split folÂlows the AcadÂeÂmy Awards norm that only the most seriÂous-preÂsentÂing draÂmas are worÂthy of the highÂest prizes, regardÂless of source mateÂrÂiÂal or preÂsenÂtaÂtion.
Jurassic World Rebirth | The Shrouds + David Cronenberg | Videodrome (1983)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss new releases Jurassic World Rebirth and The Shrouds, and speak to David Cronenberg about his latest film.
Time in the Flesh: A Queer East Correspondence
TemÂpoÂralÂiÂties of Grief By Soumya Sharma What hapÂpens when the past doesn’t leave but lingers – quiÂet, unreÂsolved, and heavy? At Queer East 2025, grief and
28 Years Later review – Danny Boyle is finally…
Like a rabid zomÂbie with a wanÂton desire to gorge mindÂlessÂly on its prey, filmÂmakÂer DanÂny Boyle has got a bloody sweet tooth for nosÂtalÂgia lateÂly. From pubÂlicly
Temporal Sensibilities: Queering timelines and nostalgia
In collaboration with the Queer East Film Festival, our second pair from the Emerging Critics cohort offer their thoughts on this year’s programme. This is the
How To Train Your Dragon | Lollipop | Ladybird…
JoinÂing host Leila Latif are LauÂra VenÂning and YasÂmine Kandil. Get more LitÂtle White Lies Truth & Movies is the podÂcast from the film experts at LitÂtle
How To Train Your Dragon review – never quite…
Live-action remakes have come to domÂiÂnate the kickÂoff of the sumÂmer movie seaÂson. Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, the creÂative duo behind earÂly 2000s aniÂmatÂed