Little White Lies
Tomatometer-approved publication
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3/5
Bird Box (2018)
Brutal and tense, but we've seen it all before.
Posted Dec 21, 2018
2
3/5
1985 (2018)
A poignant footnote to a monumental crisis.
Posted Dec 21, 2018
3
2/5
Papillon (2018)
Fails to do anything the original version didn't.
Posted Dec 20, 2018
4
The Tale (2018)
Jennifer Fox's autobiographical debut makes for harrowing but essential viewing.
Posted Dec 18, 2018
5
2/5
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Practically imperfect in every way.
Posted Dec 17, 2018
6
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
7
4/5
Bumblebee (2018)
Tears and thrills for all the family.
Posted Dec 15, 2018
8
4/5
A Cambodian Spring (2018)
This thoughtful documentary shines a light on the Cambodian activists resisting the unlawful actions of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
9
5/5
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
There's sex and death here, elation and depression, hope and despair.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
10
3/5
Lizzie (2018)
11
In Fabric (2018)
A raucous, full-tilt descent into bishop-sleeved madness.
Posted Dec 13, 2018
12
5/5
The House That Jack Built (2018)
A grotesque, lopsided edifice - take a few steps back and look up in sickened awe.
Posted Dec 13, 2018
13
5/5
The Mule (2018)
The retro pandering of The Mule is so clunky it's poignant.
Posted Dec 13, 2018
14
3/5
Free Solo (2018)
A geological love letter to manspreading.
Posted Dec 12, 2018
15
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
16
2/5
Aquaman (2018)
It could have been worse, but maybe it could also have been good?
Posted Dec 11, 2018
17
5/5
An uncompromising masterpiece. One of the films of the year.
Posted Dec 10, 2018
18
4/5
As far as this decade is concerned, this is the ultimate Spider-Man.
Posted Dec 8, 2018
19
3/5
Meteors (Meteorlar) (2018)
Poetry and philosophy meet political barbarism.
Posted Dec 7, 2018
20
3/5
White Boy Rick (2018)
Mostly good fun with some bold performances.
Posted Dec 7, 2018
21
3/5
Tides (2017)
An unapologetically genuine portrait of companionship that boldly abandons cinematic convention.
Posted Dec 7, 2018
22
2/5
Mortal Engines (2018)
This should've been so much more than spectacular effects and shouting.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
23
3/5
Mug (Twarz) (2018)
National disdain has clouded judgement, and so both director and community have let their constructions get out of hand.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
24
4/5
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
25
4/5
A compelling collage that refuses to fit into any predetermined pigeonhole.
Posted Dec 3, 2018
26
5/5
Silent Light (Stellet licht) (2007)
One of the finest filns of the year and absolutely worthy of many repeated viewings.
Posted Dec 2, 2018
27
2/5
Disobedience (2018)
It's pretty dismal all told.
Posted Nov 30, 2018
28
5/5
Dead Souls (2018)
An essential document of survivor testimony that stands as China's answer to Shoah.
Posted Nov 29, 2018
29
2/5
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
A completely pointless adaptation.
Posted Nov 29, 2018
30
2/5
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
There are better zombie films and better musicals, and perhaps they work best apart for a reason.
Posted Nov 28, 2018
31
3/5
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Surprisingly enjoyable, if not predictable.
Posted Nov 28, 2018
32
5/5
Verbose. Riveting. Extraordinary.
Posted Nov 28, 2018
33
2/5
Creed II (2018)
Doesn't punch nearly as hard without Coogler in its corner.
Posted Nov 27, 2018
34
3/5
Back to Berlin (2018)
A unique perspective sometimes repressed by the confines of familiarity.
Posted Nov 23, 2018
35
3/5
Postcards From London (2018)
It's worth it for Harris Dickinson and you won't have seen anything like it.
Posted Nov 23, 2018
36
3/5
Orione (2017)
A unique and memorable approach to documentary.
Posted Nov 23, 2018
37
4/5
Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018)
A spirited, lilting delight.
Posted Nov 22, 2018
38
3/5
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Like being slightly tipsy on good mulled wine.
Posted Nov 22, 2018
39
Great fun. A slick 'greatest hits' look back at the Trojan legacy, which leaves you wanting more.
Posted Nov 21, 2018
40
1/5
Assassination Nation (2018)
Enough with the feminism-as-male-titillation, please.
Posted Nov 21, 2018
41
1/5
Robin Hood (2018)
A failure on every conceivable level.
Posted Nov 20, 2018
42
Escape from New York (1981)
1997 is the year in which the film's events are set, but far from being a bright, progressive future, it is a hyperbolic deterioration of 1981's here and now
Posted Nov 19, 2018
43
2/5
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
It might be time to retire Lisbeth Salander, folks.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
44
2/5
The Workshop (L'atelier) (2018)
Workshop is right: it feels like the makers are rummaging around trying to find a movie.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
45
3/5
That rare bird: an interesting, innovative biopic.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
46
The Price of Everything (2018)
47
2/5
Nothing to help lodge it in the memory banks.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
48
2/5
So. Tired. Of. Franchises.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
49
4/5
Suspiria (2018)
A beautiful, resonant feminist fairy tale at least half grounded in German postwar realities.
Posted Nov 13, 2018
50
Luz (2019)