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Sensational artwork from the first 100 years of black film posters

By Little White Lies

These beautiful, revealing posters highlight African-American culture’s contribution to cinema.

Is Before the Flood guilty of hypocrisy? Have your say

By Adam Woodward

We want to hear your thoughts on Leonardo DiCaprio’s globetrotting climate change doc.

Is Leos Carax’s new film Annette a secret homage to Jacques Tati?

By David Jenkins

Rooney Mara, Adam Driver and Rihanna are on board, and pop duo Sparks are supplying the music.

Check out the ace first trailer for Daniel Clowes’ Wilson

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

Woody Harrelson gets sweary as the cantankerous star of Craig Johnson’s upcoming comedy.

A brave new film gives a voice to the families of stillborn babies

By Caroline Middleton

Documentary Still Loved uncovers stories of love, hope and courage.

A New Hope – Black empowerment and symbolic casting in contemporary blockbusters

By Caspar Salmon

Our Obama Era Cinema series continues with Caspar Salmon reflecting on the vitriolic online backlash to recent progress in Hollywood casting.

This beautiful video imagines Studio Ghibli characters IRL

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

See your favourite anime characters as they might appear in real-world settings.

The first trailer for Wonder Woman is here

By David Jenkins

Gal Gadot gets a long-awaited solo run-out as America’s premiere superhero siren.

LWLies 67: Rogue One – A Star Wars colour-in edition

By Little White Lies

Take an exclusive look inside our latest print issue. Available now in a galaxy near you...

The Accountant is another example of Hollywood’s autism problem

By James Luxford

Ben Affleck’s latest thriller shows that mainstream cinema still hasn’t moved on from the days of Rain Man.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate change doc reeks of hypocrisy

By Caroline Middleton

Before the Flood sees the actor travel the world with a familiar message.

The Fall and the subtle power of slow-burn storytelling

By Roxanne Sancto

In an age of instant gratification, crime dramas like The Fall and The Night Of are favouring a steadier pace.

Disney’s Snow White remake needs to send a new message to young audiences

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

A new live-action update can’t afford to deal in outdated gender politics.

Take an exclusive look at the trailer for I, Olga

By Little White Lies

Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda’s timely cautionary tale is coming to MUBI this November.

White Gaze – How films of anxiety and introspection clouded America’s dominant perspective

By Stephen Winter

In our latest Obama Era Cinema essay, Stephen Winter considers the impact of two controversial role reversal fantasies.

How Romeo + Juliet mastered the Shakespeare adaptation

By Tom Bond

Twenty years ago Baz Luhrmann put a vital contemporary spin on this timeless romantic epic.

007 delivers Day of the Dead parade to Mexico with mixed results

By Caroline Middleton

A recent Spectre-inspired ceremony has been criticised for exploiting a millennia-old tradition.

Hey Marvel, hurry up and give us a Black Widow movie, already

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

Scarlett Johansson has poured cold water on a possible solo outing for her comic book heroine.

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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 unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.

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