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You may have seen that there has been some controversy of late surrounding William Friedkin’s 1971 film The French Connection. Specifically, it has emerged that US... You may have seen that there has been some controversy of late surrounding William Friedkin’s 1971 film The French Connection. Specifically, it has emerged that US...

June 29, 2023 June 29, 2023

Film Recommendation

This recommendation comes from a rare instance of an online algorithm serving up something great and completely perfect for a specific moment. To set the scene: my wife… This recommendation comes from a rare instance of an online algorithm serving up something great and completely perfect for a specific moment. To set the scene: my wife…

June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023 1 reaction

Film Recommendation

To welcome the beginning of summer and momentarily escape the discomfort of my clammy London flat, I’ve began a fling with Éric Rohmer’s breezy cinema – lowering the... To welcome the beginning of summer and momentarily escape the discomfort of my clammy London flat, I’ve began a fling with Éric Rohmer’s breezy cinema – lowering the...

June 15, 2023 June 15, 2023

Important information about your LWLies membership

We're announcing a few tweaks to our current membership tiers. More updates to come! We're announcing a few tweaks to our current membership tiers. More updates to come!

June 14, 2023 June 14, 2023

June Viewing Recommendation

Summer is upon us – the days are long, the shorts abound. We hanker for cool things. So here’s a film about evading Nazis for the sake of cold beers. Summer is upon us – the days are long, the shorts abound. We hanker for cool things. So here’s a film about evading Nazis for the sake of cold beers.

June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 2 reactions

Feeling Seen: On the possibilities of found footage horror

Recent entries to the subgenre of found footage horror attest to its appeal to queer filmmakers and audiences alike. Recent entries to the subgenre of found footage horror attest to its appeal to queer filmmakers and audiences alike.

May 12, 2023 May 12, 2023

May Viewing Recommendation

As we hurtle towards the official start of festival season (May 16th, the start of Cannes) I find myself madly playing catch up with filmmakers who have a new work… As we hurtle towards the official start of festival season (May 16th, the start of Cannes) I find myself madly playing catch up with filmmakers who have a new work…

May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023

📣 Masterclass: The Art of the Interview

For those of you who missed the announcement on our Discord server and social channels, this is a quick note to say: book out 3 May, 6.30pm GMT in your diaries For those of you who missed the announcement on our Discord server and social channels, this is a quick note to say: book out 3 May, 6.30pm GMT in your diaries

April 26, 2023 April 26, 2023

April Viewing Recommendation

With it being April 1st, you'll have to allow me to put forth a film that would otherwise never make the cut on this delectably curated list of recommendations that my... With it being April 1st, you'll have to allow me to put forth a film that would otherwise never make the cut on this delectably curated list of recommendations that my...

April 1, 2023 April 1, 2023

LWL98 Cover Reveal

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March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023 2 reactions

Postcard from the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival

I feel like I've been hearing about Glasgow Film Festival for years – many of my colleagues have waxed lyrical about the event, speaking highly of both its programme and… I feel like I've been hearing about Glasgow Film Festival for years – many of my colleagues have waxed lyrical about the event, speaking highly of both its programme and…

March 10, 2023 March 10, 2023

Cinematic Investigations: At the Picturehouse with Wittgenstein

Do not be put off by the title. This is by no means a paper looking at Wittgensteinian philosophy in relation to cinema – I am not advanced… Do not be put off by the title. This is by no means a paper looking at Wittgensteinian philosophy in relation to cinema – I am not advanced…

March 3, 2023 March 3, 2023

March Viewing Recommendation

Alongside being deep, deep, deep into making the next issue of Little White Lies, I’ve got a little side-hustle going on at the moment: preparing to record a commentary Alongside being deep, deep, deep into making the next issue of Little White Lies, I’ve got a little side-hustle going on at the moment: preparing to record a commentary

March 1, 2023 March 1, 2023

Choose your next print!

It's time to expand your collection of member-exclusive LWLies prints! It's time to expand your collection of member-exclusive LWLies prints!

February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023

Postcard from the 2023 Rotterdam Film Festival

Hello there, A little postcard from Rotterdam, where I’ve just been for the film festival. I first attended the festival in 2008, and the first film I saw there, at the… Hello there, A little postcard from Rotterdam, where I’ve just been for the film festival. I first attended the festival in 2008, and the first film I saw there, at the…

February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023

February Viewing Recommendation

It’s cold out, which means awards season is heating up. This past week I caught up with Sarah Polley’s deceptively simple, deeply moving Women Talking, which has been… It’s cold out, which means awards season is heating up. This past week I caught up with Sarah Polley’s deceptively simple, deeply moving Women Talking, which has been…

February 1, 2023 February 1, 2023

January Viewing Recommendation

It’s possible to be put off by continuous recommendation – the contrary gremlin in our mind’s machine baulks, suspicious at over-advertisement. Sometimes it’s right, and… It’s possible to be put off by continuous recommendation – the contrary gremlin in our mind’s machine baulks, suspicious at over-advertisement. Sometimes it’s right, and…

January 13, 2023 January 13, 2023

LWLies is on Discord ⚡️

Come hang out with us! Come hang out with us!

December 9, 2022 December 9, 2022

December Viewing Recommendation

By the time, dear member, you receive this recommendation from us, Sight & Sound magazine will have released the results from their once-a-decade poll which aims to… By the time, dear member, you receive this recommendation from us, Sight & Sound magazine will have released the results from their once-a-decade poll which aims to…

December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 2 reactions

Spooky Viewing Recommendations

Seeing as we’re throwing a spooky pick into the ring for Halloween, I’m going to knee-jerk towards the film I’ll probably end up watching myself... Seeing as we’re throwing a spooky pick into the ring for Halloween, I’m going to knee-jerk towards the film I’ll probably end up watching myself...

October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022

October Viewing Recommendation

A spectacular collage of expressionistic and inventive animation styles recounts the tale of Marona, a dog whose life has been tinged with moments of beauty, joy, and... A spectacular collage of expressionistic and inventive animation styles recounts the tale of Marona, a dog whose life has been tinged with moments of beauty, joy, and...

October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022 1 reaction

Essay: When British Cinema Stabbed Itself in the Back

I recently discovered the existence of a documentary from 1986 that was made for Thames Television in the UK and has the intriguing title... I recently discovered the existence of a documentary from 1986 that was made for Thames Television in the UK and has the intriguing title...

September 15, 2022 September 15, 2022

Ticket Giveaway: Funny Pages Q&A Screening

👉 RSVP by commenting on this post to be added to the guest list – first come, first served! 👉 RSVP by commenting on this post to be added to the guest list – first come, first served!

September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022 7 reactions

September Viewing Recommendation

Greetings from my Airbnb in Venice, where I'm camped out for the next 10 days in pursuit of the best and brightest new films due to hit cinemas in the upcoming months... Greetings from my Airbnb in Venice, where I'm camped out for the next 10 days in pursuit of the best and brightest new films due to hit cinemas in the upcoming months...

September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022

LWL95 Cover Reveal

Dear members, It's time for your advance cover drop of LWL95! Dear members, It's time for your advance cover drop of LWL95!

August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022

August Viewing Recommendation

Like a great many of my esteemed peers, I spent much of the past week mulling over my ten allotted selections for Sight and Sound Magazine’s grand poll of the greatest… Like a great many of my esteemed peers, I spent much of the past week mulling over my ten allotted selections for Sight and Sound Magazine’s grand poll of the greatest…

August 2, 2022 August 2, 2022

📡 Join the LWLies Discord Server!

We're thrilled to announce that our member-exclusive Discord server is officially open! Join now and start chatting with other film lovers... We're thrilled to announce that our member-exclusive Discord server is officially open! Join now and start chatting with other film lovers...

August 1, 2022 August 1, 2022

📇 Workshop details: How to Make a Magazine in 2022

Dear members, The confirmed time and meeting information for our upcoming workshop can be found below. The video… Dear members, The confirmed time and meeting information for our upcoming workshop can be found below. The video…

July 27, 2022 July 27, 2022

🚨 Announcing: A Special Members Workshop

How to make a magazine in 2022. Have you ever seen Werner Herzog’s 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, in which Klaus Kinski has to haul a… How to make a magazine in 2022. Have you ever seen Werner Herzog’s 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, in which Klaus Kinski has to haul a…

July 22, 2022 July 22, 2022

July Viewing Recommendation

In the UK, we’re deep into the summertime and the thermometer is apparently going to be teetering close to the 40 degree mark. As such, my movie recommendation for this… In the UK, we’re deep into the summertime and the thermometer is apparently going to be teetering close to the 40 degree mark. As such, my movie recommendation for this…

July 20, 2022 July 20, 2022