Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast (Little White Lies)
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| 25 Jun 2021 | Fast and Furious 9 | Supernova | Nashville | 00:47:07 | |
The Little White Lies family discusses the latest Fast and Furious film in this new episode of Truth and Movies. Plus, we get into Harry MacQueen's Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci and our film club pick for the week is Robert Altman's Nashville which returns to cinemas this week thanks to the BFI. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jan 2019 | # 87 - Stan & Ollie / Colette / 24 Hour Party People | 00:44:41 | |
Strained relationships are the flavour of the day on this week’s Truth & Movies, as we weigh up the respective merits of Stan & Ollie, a Laurel and Hardy biopic starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, and Colette, in which Keira Knightley plays the eponymous French popular author alongside a larger-than-life Dominic West. Forming a more harmonious union are host Michael Leader and regular critics Simran Hans and David Jenkins. Then it’s back to the halcyon Hacienda days of early ’90s Manchester for our Film Club, Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Aug 2017 | #19 - God's Own Country / Patti Cake$ / The King of Comedy | 00:42:26 | |
A Yorkshire-based agricultural romance, some New Jersey hip-hop, and a fame-hungry psychotic comedian are on the menu this week. James Richardson is joined by Adam Woodward and Sophie-Monks Kaufman to discuss what many are calling the British film of the year (God's Own Country), a film that received a 10 minute standing ovation at Cannes (Patti Cake$), and a 1982 Scorsese classic in honour of the late great Jerry Lewis (The King of Comedy). e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com t: @LWLies lwlies.com about.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Dec 2018 | # 85 - Mary Poppins Returns / Little White Lies Top Ten Films Of 2018 | 00:57:36 | |
In this special end of year episode of Truth & Movies, Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Hannah Woodhead look back over the past 12 months of moviegoing to select their 10 favourite films of the year. Before that, there’s just one more new release to review – and it’s a big one. Mary Poppins Returns does exactly what it says on the tin, with Emily Blunt in the iconic title role, but is it the cockle-warming singalong we were hoping for? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Feb 2020 | Truth & Movies #140 - Rapid rodents and Jane Austen reloaded | 00:39:53 | |
Truth & Movies levels up this week with not one but two video game movies, with Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Clarisse Loughrey forming our multiplayer superteam. New in cinemas, Sega’s rapid rodent Sonic the Hedgehog gets a long overdue run out courtesy of Paramount and director Jeff Fowler, while in Film Club we revisit the (unfairly?) maligned Super Mario Bros from 1993. Sandwiched between those is another new adaptation, Autumn de Wilde’s take on Jane Austen’s Emma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Aug 2019 | # 115 - Blinded By The Light / Opus Zero / Notorious | 00:39:23 | |
From the Badlands to the Backstreets, this week’s episode kicks off with a look at the Gurinder Chadha’s Bruce Springsteen-inspired coming-of-ager Blinded by the Light, which comes endorsed by The Boss himself. Host Michael Leader is joined by Sophie Monks Kaufman and pod newcomer Mike McCahill, who also offers their thoughts on Opus Zero, an auteurist curio starring Willem Dafoe, and in Film Club, Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1946 noir Notorious, which is dusted off for a long-overdue theatrical re-release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 May 2017 | #5 - Pirates of the Caribbean 5 / The Other Side of Hope / Animal Kingdom | 00:40:51 | |
Adam Woodward (Little White Lies), Simran Hans (The Observer / Little White Lies), and Nick Duncalf (BBC Radio 2) discuss the fifth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, along with the new film from Finland's Aki Kaurismäki The Other Side of Hope. Plus for this week's Little White Lies Film Club you've all been watching Animal Kingdom, the 2010 debut from Australian director David Michôd, ahead of the release on Netflix of his new movie War Machine starring Brad Pitt. We also hear from David at the Cannes Festival. e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com t: @lwlies f: facebook.com/littlewhiteliesmagazine lwlies.com about.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Aug 2019 | The Films Of Joanna Hogg | 00:42:18 | |
To celebrate the release of Joanna Hogg’s masterful new film, The Souvenir, which graces the cover of the summer issue of Little White Lies, we’ve put together a special pod tribute to the British filmmaker. Regular Truth & Movies host Michael Leader is joined by Sophie Monks Kaufman and Hannah Woodhead for an in-depth look back at the writer/director’s three previous features, Unrelated, Archipelago and Exhibition, which are all available to rent now via Curzon Home Cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 May 2018 | Cannes Special # 3 | 00:18:09 | |
On the third instalment of our Cannes podcast special, David Jenkins and Michael Leader round up the latest celeb sightings, news from the Croissette, offer up some reviews on the latest films they've seen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Jul 2019 | # 111 - The Dead Don't Die / Our Time / Dead Man | 00:39:30 | |
On this week’s Truth & Movies, Michael Leader is joined by regular guests David Jenkins and Matt Thrift, who take a collective bite out of Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die before sampling the latest from maverick Mexican auteur Carlos Reygadas, Our Time. Then in Film Club, we slip back into the Jarmusch groove for long overdue look back at the director’s spiritual monochrome western from 1995, Dead Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Dec 2019 | Truth & Movies # 134 - Singing cats, well-read sisters plus a galaxy far, far away... | 00:57:12 | |
It’s a massive week for new releases, as two of the most anticipated films of 2019 are finally revealed. JJ Abrams brings the current Star Wars saga to a less-than-spectacular close with The Rise of Skywalker, while Tom Hooper orchestrates an all-star cast for his digitally-enhanced big screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Michael Leader is joined by David Jenkins and Hannah Woodhead to discuss those, as well as Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women, which hits cinemas Boxing Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Jan 2018 | # 40 - Downsizing / Last Flag Flying / Early Man / Election | 00:40:55 | |
James Richardson returns to helm his first podcast of 2018, and in the company of Adam Woodward and Hannah Woodhead from Little White Lies, the trio pick over four films. First up there's the Matt Damon fronted Downsizing, a quirky political sci-fi drama from Alexander Payne. There's Richard Linklater's latest, the drama Last Flag Flying, starring Steve Carrell, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston. And also new out is Nick Park's latest animation Early Man. And for Film Club, up for discussion is Alexander Payne's much loved 1991 film Election, starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Nov 2017 | # 32 - Battle Of The Sexes / Suburbicon / Good Night, And Good Luck | 00:35:33 | |
In the latest instalment of the most marvellous of movie podcasts, James Richardson welcomes both regular contributor Adam Woodward, but also, Hannah Woodhead who makes her debut. Up for discussion are the Emma Stone/Steve Carrell movie Battle Of The Sexes, an historic, but timely, look at the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. There's also a critique of George Clooney's 4th movie as director, Suburbicon, made in partnership with the Coen brothers. And for Film Club, there's a re-appraisal of Clooney's much acclaimed Good Night, And Good Luck, his second film as director. And much like Battle Of The Sexes, it's a fascinating watch in the current climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Apr 2017 | #1 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 | 00:43:59 | |
Welcome to the inaugural Truth & Movies podcast, brought to you by the makers of the world's most beautiful film magazine Little White Lies, presented by James Richardson.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Lady Macbeth and Fast & Furious 8 are all up for discussion, plus we pick the first film for you to watch for the Little White Lies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter: @LWLieslwlies.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 May 2017 | #3 - Alien: Covenant | 00:42:11 | |
James Richardson asks Sophie Monks Kaufman and David Jenkins for their thoughts on the latest Alien film, Alien: Covenant. The debut feature from Hope Dickson Leach The Levelling also gets reviewed and Alien 3 is dissected in this week's Little White Lies Film Club. Plus - a look ahead to the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. @LWLiestruthandmovies@tcolondon.comlwlies.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Feb 2019 | # 94 - Fighting With My Family / The Hole In The Ground / Ring | 00:41:18 | |
On this week’s show, Michael Leader, Greg Evans and Adam Woodward have the final word on the 91st Academy Awards before looking ahead to two brand new releases. Florence Pugh grapples with challenges in and out of the wrestling ring in Stephen Merchant’s crowd-pleasing Fighting with My Family, while in Irish horror The Hole in the Ground a single mother makes a disturbing discovery about her young son. There’s still more horror on offer in Film Club, as we revisit Hideo Nakata’s Ring (albeit through partially covered eyes) ahead of its 20th anniversary re-release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Oct 2017 | #27 - The Death Of Stalin / I Am Not A Witch / Bulworth | 00:39:23 | |
In this latest episode of Truth & Movies, James Richardson is joined by regular contributor Adam Woodward, from Little White Lies, and making her debut is Beth Webb, the multi-platform editor for Channel 4's Random Acts. This week the trio cast a keen eye on Armando Iannucci's black comedy, The Death Of Stalin. There's also the somewhat surreal drama I Am Not A Witch, the debut film from Rungano Nyoni. And for Film Club, Warren Beatty's 1998 political satire Bulworth is re-watched and re-appraised. e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com t: @LWLies lwlies.com about.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Apr 2019 | # 102 - Avengers: Endgame / Eight Grade / Captan America: The Winter Soldier | 00:52:34 | |
In today’s epic edition of Truth & Movies, Michael Leader, Kambole Campbell and Hannah Woodhead assemble for the mother of all blockbuster showdowns – but does Endgame bring a satisfying close to the Avengers saga? Also in cinemas this week is Eighth Grade from YouTube comedian-turned-filmmaker Bo Burnham, which finally arrives in the UK having earned plaudits across the pond. Then it’s back to the MCU for Film Club and the movie you voted as the best yet from Marvel Studios, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Jun 2021 | In The Heights | In The Earth | Resident Evil: Retribution | 01:12:59 | |
In the podcast, we go In The Heights and In The Earth. Welcome back to Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast. For this edition we're talking about In The Heights, the John M Chu directed adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda's stage musical, and In The Earth, another forage into folk horror from the mind of Ben Wheatley. We're also joined by one of Wheatley's cast members, the great Reece Shearsmith, one of the creators behind Inside No.9 and The League of Gentlemen, and the axe wielding Zach in In The Earth. With a new Resident Evil game just released, and with Paul WS Anderson's Monster Hunter now in cinemas, for our film club we take a look at the director's 2012 entry into the cult horror series. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Mar 2020 | David Lynch in 4K plus Sônia Braga’s last stand | 00:46:40 | |
After a week off, Truth & Movies is back and ready for another round of new releases. In Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Bacurau, a remote Brazilian village comes under siege from a mysterious source, while And Then We Danced sees director Levan Akin tackle homophobia in Georgia via the medium of traditional dance. Finally, in Film Club, we reach for the tissues in anticipation of The Elephant Man’s return to the big screen – in dazzling 4K. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 May 2019 | # 105 - Godzilla: King Of The Monsters / Booksmart | 00:36:46 | |
After the dizzying highs of the Cannes Film Festival, Truth & Movies comes back down to earth with a thud this week. Michael Leader, Hannah Woodhead and Adam Woodward are on hand to wade through the murky CG waters of Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, a colossal misfire which kicks off the summer blockbuster season with a whimper, before things take a decidedly more enjoyable turn with Olivia Wilde’s triumphant teen comedy Booksmart. There’s no Film Club this week, but we’re back to our regular scheduled programme next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Apr 2018 | # 50 - Ghost Stories / Thoroughbreds / A Quiet Place / Wonderstruck / Don't Look Now | 00:39:09 | |
Strange things are afoot in Truth & Movies this week, as we settle in for Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson's terrifying horror triptych, Ghost Stories, starring Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse. Similarly disconcerting – but for entirely different reasons – is Todd Haynes' time-skipping melodrama Wonderstruck. Plus there are quick looks at Thoroughbreds and A Quiet Place. And there's still more mystery in Film Club, in which Nicolas Roeg's haunting exploration of grief, Don't Look Now, gets a welcome reappraisal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Apr 2020 | Comfort Blanket Movies | 00:31:48 | |
In our latest lockdown episode, Michael Leader and Sophie Monks Kaufman discuss the never-more-pressing need for comfort blanket movies – those films you watch when you need a warm hug from a familiar source. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 May 2019 | Cannes 2019 Special # 4 | 00:19:13 | |
Once upon a time in Cannes... Quentin Tarantino returns to the Croisette with his hotly-anticipated ninth feature, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as an ageing TV star and his stunt double sidekick respectively. We’ve got our own A-list double act in the form of Michael Leader and Adam Woodward to offer their reaction on that, plus Bong Joon-ho’s blistering social parable Parasite, both of which are serious Palme d’Or contenders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 May 2018 | Cannes Special # 4 | 00:18:49 | |
On this fourth instalment of our Cannes podcast special, David Jenkins and talks to Mubi's editorial director Danny Kasman about 50 years of the Director's Fortnight, a new party streetdance horror movie by French enfant terrible, Gaspar Noé, and the latest from French cinema's cigar-chomping godhead, Jean-Luc Godard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 May 2018 | # 56 - My Friend Dahmer / Ismael's Ghosts / Killer Klowns from Outer Space | 00:41:45 | |
On Truth & Movies this week, Micheal Leader, David Jenkins and Elena Lazic get psychoanalytical with a look at serial killer drama My Friend Dahmer. The gang also rejoice over romantic thriller Ismael’s Ghosts from renowned French fillmmaker Arnaud Desplechin, plus there’s still more murderous antics in cult sci-fi-comedy Killer Klowns from Outer Space, which gets the Film Club treatment ahead of its 30th anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 May 2021 | First Cow | Cruella | Wendy and Lucy | 00:46:43 | |
Cinemas are back and so is Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast! In this episode we moo-ve our way through Kelly Reichardt's latest, the bovine and divine First Cow. We also see whether radical villain origin Cruella is as punk as it appears and in our film club, we look at Kelly Reichardt's 2008 masterpiece Wendy and Lucy, a film that Little White Lies' editor David Jenkins infamously gave 6 (six!) stars. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Dec 2020 | The best movies of 2020 | 00:47:07 | |
The T&M crew are given two slots a piece to talk up the best movies they've caught this year. This eclectic mix comes from our Associate Editor Hannah Woodhead, LWLies' Man in the USA, Charles Bramesco, and the host with the most, Michael Leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Sep 2019 | # 121 - Ad Astra / The Farewell / Solaris | 00:46:22 | |
In this week's episode we're blasting off to the outer echelons of the galaxy to join Brad Pitt on a journey to Neptune in Ad Astra, and spending some time on a Russian space station to pick apart dreams and reality in Andrei Tarkovsky's classic Solaris. Then it's back down to earth for Lulu Wang's culture clash family comedy The Farewell, with Michael Leader in the presenter's chair, and David Jenkins and Matt Thrift his guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Aug 2018 | # 67 - The Equaliser 2 - The Eyes Of Orson Welles - F For Fake | 00:39:44 | |
Secrets and lies abound in this episode of Truth & Movies, as in Film Club we revisit arguably the greatest trick Orson Welles ever pulled, the 1973 essay film F for Fake. In cinemas this week, documentarian Mark Cousins pens a personal ode to his filmmaking idol in The Eyes of Orson Welles. And in The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua return to the scene of their hit 2014 vigilante thriller. Michael Leader, Darren Richman and Adam Woodward are on hand to dissect three very different films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Apr 2020 | What Films Will We Show Our Kids? | 00:41:21 | |
In this special edition of Truth & Movies, presenter Michael Leader and LWLies editor David Jenkins record a late night fireside chat (some are calling it a Dad Pod) about formative cinema experiences, and how those experiences will translate to their own young children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Oct 2019 | Truth & Movies #124 - Big Willie’s back plus a Chris Morris misfire | 00:49:29 | |
Déjà vu, doppelgängers and political discourse are on the T&M agenda this week, as Michael Leader, Darren Richman and Adam Woodward team up to tackle Ang Lee’s action sci-fi Gemini Man, in which Will Smith faces off against... himself, and The Day Shall Come, Chris Morris’ long-awaited return to the political satire fold. In Film Club there’s another serving of Big Willie style in the shape of Six Degrees of Separation, one of his earliest (and arguably best) big screen roles. Rounding off the show, we offer some tips for what to watch at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival, which wraps up on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 May 2018 | # 54 - Tully / Mary And The Witch’s Flower / Something Wild | 00:42:36 | |
On this week's show guest host Michael Leader is joined by Little White Lies editor David Jenkins and regular contributor Manuela Lazic to assess the latest theatrical releases. There's motherhood-based larks in Tully, from the tried and trusted director-screenwriter combo of Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, plus charming animated fantasy in Mary and the Witch's Flower, the first film from Japan's Studio Ponoc. And for Film Club, to commemorate the one year anniversary of Jonathan Demme's passing, we revisit his cult screwball comedy from 1986, Something Wild. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Mar 2018 | # 47 - Tomb Raider / The Square / Mary Magdalene / Annihilation / Street Fighter | 01:08:19 | |
It's a bumper show this week, with T&M regulars Manuela Lazic and David Jenkins joining James Richardson to mull over the high-octane Alicia Vikander vehicle Tomb Raider, as well as Alex Garland's eco-conscious sci-fi Annihilation, not-quite Jesus biopic Mary Magdalene, and Ruben Östlund's agreeably barmy Palme d'Or winner The Square. And for Film Club, the podders give 1994's Street Fighter a spin – is it the most underrated video game movie in history? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Sep 2018 | # 72 - The Little Stranger / Climax / The Big Lebowski | 00:39:52 | |
Michael Leader is in the host’s chair this week as Truth & Movies gets spooky with director Lenny Abrahamson’s gothic ghost story The Little Stranger. There’s still stranger goings on in Climax, a drug-addled danse macabre from Argentine provocateur Gaspar Noé. Adam Woodward and David Jenkins are on hand to offer their thoughts, and they’re joined by special guest Sharm Murugiah, illustrator of the brilliant new gift book ‘Where’s The Dude? The Great Movie Spotting Challenge’ – inspired by this week’s Film Club pick, the Coen brothers’ 1990s cult classic The Big Lebowski. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Mar 2018 | # 49 - Ready Player One / Isle Of Dogs / Hook | 00:40:02 | |
On the show this week, James Richardson is joined by Matt Thrift and Adam Woodward to discuss Steven Spielberg’s CG-fuelled nostalgia joy ride Ready Player One, as well as Wes Anderson’s doggy odyssey Isle of Dogs. And for Film Club, we turn the clock back to 1991 and Spielberg’s Peter Pan spin-off Hook - does it deserve its reputation as one of the director’s lesser efforts? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Feb 2020 | Truth & Movies #141 - Plant-based panic plus Steve Coogan’s false teeth | 00:36:12 | |
Greed is (kinda) good on this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, Simran Hans and Matt Thrift sail away with Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan for their super-rich satire – just watch out for those false teeth! Also in cinemas is Jessica Hausner’s Little Joe, starring Emily Beecham as a botanist whose latest scientific breakthrough comes with a curious side effect. Continuing the nefarious flora theme in Film Club, we revisit Fran Oz’s 1986 horror-comedy Little Shop of Horrors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Nov 2019 | Truth & Movies #128 - Martin Scorsese’s mobster elegy plus the man DeLorean | 00:43:36 | |
Before it arrives on Netflix later this month, Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited mob epic The Irishman makes its way into UK cinemas this week – Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Sophie Monks Kaufman get in early on the action, assessing the de-aging job on Robert De Niro and whether the film glorifies the Mafia. Also this week, wigs and wackiness abound in the auto-themed thriller Driven, about the unmaking of famed American car designer John DeLorean, while in Film Club we revisit one of Scorsese’s lesser-seen works, 1999’s Bringing Out the Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Nov 2019 | Truth & Movies #130 - Animated ice capades plus vintage pinball wizardry | 00:32:43 | |
On this week’s show our resident animation expert, Michael Leader, is joined by Kambole Campbell and Caitlin Quinlan to discuss two very different new entries into the genre. First up is Frozen II, Disney’s long-overdue sequel to its 2013 pop culture phenomenon, followed by the decidedly more melancholy I Lost My Body, from French director Jérémy Clapin. In Film Club, we queue up a blast from the past in the form of Ken Russell’s Tommy, inspired by The Who’s seminal rock opera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Sep 2017 | #20 - IT / Wind River / Martha Marcy May Marlene | 00:48:12 | |
James Richardson is joined by Little White Lies Digital Editor Adam Woodward and theatre and film director Nadia Latif to discuss this week's big releases, namely the much anticipated new Stephen King adaptation IT, and acclaimed screenwriter Taylor Sheridan's directorial debut Wind River. And in honour of Elizabeth Olsen's starring role, we look back at her film debut in Film Club the 2011 "cult" thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene.e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comt: @lwlieslwlies.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Aug 2018 | # 65 - Ant-Man And The Wasp / The Escape / Cléo from 5 to 7 | 00:45:17 | |
In an action-packed episode of Truth & Movies, Michael Leader is joined by two debutants - Ella Kemp and Kellie Weston - to review the week's film news and reviews. Up for consideration are the twentieth Marvel movie, Ant-Man And The Wasp, which - incredibly - unites Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas and Laurence Fishburne together on screen for the first time ever. There's also The Escape, a moving character study fronted by Gemma Arterton And for Film Club, there's Agnes Varda's French classic, Cléo from 5 to 7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Oct 2018 | # 76 - Halloween / Dogman / Halloween III: Season Of The Witch | 00:46:46 | |
Guest host Nick Duncalf is in the hot seat this week as Truth & Movies gets spooky... First up is David Gordon Green’s Halloween, a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s iconic ’70s slasher, which sees Jamie Lee Curtis face her old foe one more time. There’s plenty of violence and tension too in Neapolitan crime drama Dogman from Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone. And lastly Nick, Adam Woodward and Hannah Woodhead gleefully carve up this week’s Film Club selection, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which is neither a Halloween film nor about witches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Aug 2020 | The Christopher Nolan Paradox | 00:51:36 | |
On this week’s episode, David Jenkins and Adam Woodward give their spoiler-free verdict on Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated “time inversion” thriller Tenet. Is it a blockbuster for the ages or another example of the director’s dramatic shortcomings? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Nov 2019 | Truth & Movies #129 - Ford versus Ferrari plus Driver versus Johansson | 00:47:19 | |
On this week’s show Michael Leader, Manuela Lazic and Adam Woodward try to keep the motoring puns to a minimum as we gear up (sorry, sorry!) for Le Mans ’66, starring Matt Damon and a Brummie Christian Bale as American car designer Carroll Shelby and British racing driver Ken Miles respectively. And, in Film Club, Steve McQueen’s fascinating early ’70s passion project Le Mans. Before all that, we settle down for a bittersweet take on the relationship drama with Marriage Story, courtesy of Noah Baumbach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Nov 2017 | # 30 - Paddington 2 / The Florida Project / Mr Smith Goes To Washington | 00:43:31 | |
In this week's podcast, James Richardson is joined by Sophie Monks Kaufman and Adam Woodward to chew over the week's key film releases and news. In this episode they concentrate on the much anticipated, star-studded Paddington 2. Not only does director Paul King discuss the historic difficulty of creating a successful sequel, but he also chooses this week's Film Club - Frank Capra's 1939 classic, Mr Smith Goes To Washington. The team also review Sean Baker's latest film, The Florida Project. e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com t: @LWLies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Jul 2018 | # 63 - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again / A Prayer Before Dawn / Moonstruck | 00:39:37 | |
There’s something in the air in this week’s Truth & Movies... Adam Woodward, Manuela Lazic and Hannah Woodhead confess their love for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the long-awaited sequel to 2008’s hit ABBA musical, before taking a less approving look at Thai prison drama A Prayer Before Dawn, starring British rising star Joe Cole. Finally, we sing the praises of 1987’s classic Cher-fronted rom-com, Moonstruck, in our Film Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2019 | # 96 - Under The Silver Lake / Girl / The Long Goodbye | 00:45:48 | |
There’s an LA noir flavour to this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Hannah Woodhead unpick the myriad mysteries of David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake, starring Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough, before diving into Robert Altman’s ice-cool classic, The Long Goodbye, for Film Club. Sandwiched in between is Lukas Dhont’s affecting – and somewhat divisive – coming-of-age drama, Girl, about a young trans teenager who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Feb 2020 | Truth & Movies #139 - The return of Harley Quinn plus another quality Bong hit | 00:45:31 | |
On this week’s show Michael Leader is joined by Hannah Woodhead and, making her T&M debut, Anna Bogutskaya to discuss DC’s female-fronted anti-superhero movie Birds of Prey, starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Also in cinemas Friday is Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winning social satire Parasite – will it triumph at the Oscars next week? Besides those new releases, we take in another quality Bong hit in the shape of his post-apocalyptic 2013 thriller Snowpiercer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Jul 2020 | A Samurai Cinema Special | 00:51:49 | |
Unsheathed blades Michael Leader and David Jenkins chat about their favourite Samurai movies to celebrate the release of PlayStation's new sword-swinging, open world epic, Ghost of Tsushima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Jun 2021 | A Quiet Place Part II | Gunda | Babe: Pig in the City | 00:37:25 | |
Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast has returned! With cinemas up and down the country flinging their doors open, we're here to guide you through some of the most talked about new releases available (and some old favourites). In this episode, we ask whether the Quiet Place series should have stayed quiet after its first outing and we go the whole hog with experiencial pig-focused documentary Gunda and George Miller's 1998 pork-belly flop Babe: Pig in the City Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Mar 2018 | # 46 - You Were Never Really Here / Sweet Country / Mom And Dad / One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | 00:46:30 | |
In this, the latest episode of the movie podcast, James Richardson is joined by Hannah Woodhead and Sophie Monks Kaufman, to pick over the weeks film news and releases. And in another packed podcast, there's a look at the dark thriller, You Were Never Really Here, starring Joaquin Phoenix. There's also the widescreen Australian historic drama Sweet Country. Nic Cage returns, with Selma Blair in tow, in the quite frankly bonkers horror/thriller Mom And Dad; a film helmed by Brian Taylor, the man responsible for the equally gonzo Crank: High Voltage. And for Film Club there's a re-assessment of Milos Forman's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, starring Jack Nicholson, and famous for being one of only 3 films to have won all 5 of the major Academy Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Aug 2019 | # 118 - The Souvenir / Bait / Straw Dogs | 00:40:50 | |
This week sees the release of not one but two British classics-in-the-making. Michael Leader is joined by Adam Woodward and T&M first-timer Ian Mantgani of Badlands Collective fame to espouse the myriad virtues of Joanna Hogg’s intimate relationship drama, The Souvenir, and Mark Jenkin’s experimental monochrome culture-clash drama Bait. Capping off this episode, we revisit Sam Peckinpah’s notorious home invasion thriller from 1971, Straw Dogs, a film that has lost none of its ability to shock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Jun 2020 | Cinemas: A new dawn | 00:36:16 | |
The T&M team are excited at the prospect of seeing films in the cinema again, so in this special episode, host Michael Leader and LWLies editor David Jenkins fire some questions to Jason Wood, Creative Director of Home Manchester, about the challenges of enticing audiences back to the big screen experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Sep 2017 | #24 - Goodbye Christopher Robin / Daphne / Pretty in Pink | 00:51:27 | |
James Richardson is joined by Elena Lazic and David Jenkins to discuss two of this week's releases - Goodbye Christopher Robin starring Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson, and Daphne starring Emily Beecham. Plus, with the recent passing of actor Harry Dean Stanton, Film Club turns to the 1986 John Hughes film Pretty in Pink in which he starred. e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comt: @LWLieslwlies.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 May 2020 | Mark Cousins and Women Make Film | 00:33:50 | |
Michael Leader hosts this week's episode of Truth and Movies, which sees LWLies' editor David Jenkins interviewing filmmaker, film scholar and dyed-in-the-wool cinephile Mark Cousins about his epic new series Women Make Film, which offers an alternative film school that draws exclusively on the work of women directors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Feb 2019 | # 92 - The Kid Who Would Be King / A Private War / The Lady Eve | 00:37:42 | |
Wizardry, war and wisecracks are on the T&M menu this week, as Michael Leader, Matt Thrift and Adam Woodward chew the fat over Joe Cornish’s youthful modern twist on the Arthurian legend, The Kid Who Would Be King, followed by Matthew Heineman’s A Private War, starring Rosamud Pike as the late war correspondent Maria Colvin. And with the BFI’s Barbara Stanwyck season in full swing, we revisit arguably the finest performance of her glittering career, in Preston Sturgess’ 1941 screwball classic The Lady Eve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Aug 2017 | #16 - Atomic Blonde / A Ghost Story / Under The Skin | 00:39:25 | |
In this week's Truth & Movies, James Richardson and colleagues look at the Charlize Theron fronted action thriller, Atomic Blonde. Plus there's the lowdown on the meditative and existential A Ghost Story as directed by David Lowery... who also joins the team for the Film Club, to talk about his love for Under The Skin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jan 2020 | Truth & Movies #137 - Black Bonnie & Clyde plus top-drawer Dickens | 00:39:19 | |
British satirist Armando Iannucci adapts Charles Dickens in the crowd-pleasing, all-star The Personal History of David Copperfield, and up-and-coming director Melina Matsoukas puts a modern twist on Bonnie & Clyde in Queen & Slim. Michael Leader is joined by Leila Latif and Kambole Campbell to discuss both new releases, while in Film Club we take a strange trip with Alejandro Jodorowsky in the newly restored cult classic The Holy Mountain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Jul 2017 | #13 - Dunkirk / City of Ghosts / A Matter of Life And Death | 00:40:43 | |
This pod means war... James Richardson is joined by Adam and David of Little White Lies to find out if Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is worthy of the rave reviews it's getting. In film club it's the Powell & Pressburger 1946 classic also set during the Second World War - A Matter of Life And Death. And also City of Ghosts, a new documentary from Matthew Heineman about the citizen journalists reporting on contemporary warfare in Syria.e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comt: @LWLieslwlies.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Jul 2021 | Another Round | French Exit | Leaving Las Vegas | 00:43:04 | |
This week on Truth & Movies we're drinking in Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round, Azazel Jacob's French Exit and in our film club, a drinking companion from the 90s, Mike Figgis' Leaving Las Vegas. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Sep 2017 | #22 - Live From The London Podcast Festival | 00:58:35 | |
In a special extra episode, recorded live at this year's London Podcast Festival, James Richardson, Adam Woodward and David Jenkins do their thing in front of a live audience. So in this podcast they review the new sports biopic Borg Vs McEnroe, as well as the 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's ground-breaking Close Encounters Of The Third Kind; And in tribute to the visionary director. the trio choose and chew over a selection of their favourite Spielberg movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 May 2019 | Cannes 2019 Special # 2 | 00:13:08 | |
With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing, Michael Leader is joined by Little White Lies’ US correspondent Charles Bramesco to round up the best of the action on day two. In the main competition there’s the bizarre and bloody Bacarau from Brazilian directing pair Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, and over in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar, Jean Dujardin dons the jacket of his dreams in Quentin Dupieux’s agreeably psychotic Deerskin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jun 2017 | #8 - Gifted / Whitney: Can I Be Me / Withnail & I | 00:40:19 | |
This week, James Richardson is joined by Little White Lies' David Jenkins and Simran Hans, to pick over the new drama "Gifted", starring Chris Evans. They'll also discuss Nick Broomfield's new documentary on Whitney Houston. And the focus of this week's Film Club is Bruce Robinson's uber-cult film, Withnail And I, which stars Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Nov 2018 | # 79 - Widows / Wildlife / Shame | 00:43:19 | |
Michael Leader is back in the hot seat this week as we heap praise on not one but two Steve McQueen movies. David Jenkins and Sophie Monks Kaufman are on hand to dissect the British writer/director’s red-hot heist thriller, Widows, followed by Paul Dano’s charming ’50s set character study, Wildlife. And in Film Club, we give McQueen’s New York sex addict drama from 2011, Shame, a second spin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jun 2017 | #6 - Wonder Woman / My Life As A Courgette / The Beguiled | 00:29:41 | |
James Richardson is joined in this episode by Little White Lies' David Jenkins and Adam Woodward to discuss the latest DC Comics blockbuster Wonder Woman, plus quirky French claymation film My Life As A Courgette. And for the Little White Lies Film Club, they dissect the cult 1971 Clint Eastwood film Beguiled, recently remade by Sofia Coppola and premiered at Cannes. e: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com t: @LWLiesf:facebook.com/littlewhitelieslittlewhiteliesmagazine.comabout7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Jun 2020 | The rise and rise of the Netflick | 00:34:31 | |
On our latest lockdown episode, host Michael Leader is joined by our friend from across the pond, Charles Bramesco, who has watched and ranked (almost) every original Netflix film. They discuss the curious case of the ‘Netflick’, plus Spike Lee’s Vietnam opus Da 5 Bloods, which arrives on the platform this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Aug 2019 | Venice Film Festival Special 1 | 00:18:23 | |
Put on your sunglasses and mosquito repellant as Truth & Movies are coming to you this week live from the 2019 Venice Film Festival. Little White Lies editor David Jenkins and film writer Christina Newland pick apart Seberg, a biopic of tragic actor Jean Seberg starring Kristen Stewart, an epic comic two-hander with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story, and a voyage into deep space with Brad Pitt in Ad Astra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jun 2017 | #7 - The Mummy / My Cousin Rachel / Ghost World | 00:32:32 | |
James Richardson is joined this week by Little White Lies' Adam Woodward and David Jenkins to dissect Tom Cruise's new blockbuster, The Mummy, a remake of the original Mummy franchise which began in 1932, and the first of the new Dark Universe series. They also pick over another re-make, this time My Cousin Rachel, adapted from a Daphne DuMaurier novel and first released on celluloid in 1952 and which starred Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton. And for the Film Club this week they choose the 2003 Scarlet Johannson, Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi cult classic, Ghost World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Aug 2018 | # 68 Somerset House Live Special - The Children Act / BlacKkKlansman / She's Got To have It | 00:54:48 | |
This week we’re joining by special guest Bart Layton, director of the upcoming heist caper American Animals. He previews the film ahead of its UK premiere at Film 4’s Sumer Screen at Somerset House, where this episode was recorded. Up for review are Richard Ayre’s high court drama, The Children Act, and Spike Lee’s white supremacist-skewering BlacKkKlansman. Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Hannah Woodhead also look back at Lee’s hit comedy from 1986, She’s Gotta Have It, for Film Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Jan 2020 | Truth & Movies #138 - Classic Clint plus Willem Dafoe’s wicked smile | 00:40:39 | |
Seadogs and scapegoats abound on this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, Sophie Monks Kaufman and Adam Woodward pore over the latest releases. In The Lighthouse, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe descend into madness in 19th century Maine, with director Robert Eggers joining us for a quick chat about the making of the film. Then in Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood continues his recent purple patch with a scrutinous look at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park bombing. And finally, we revisit Czech erotic oddity Valerie and Her Week of Wonders ahead of its new home entertainment release courtesy of Second Run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Jul 2019 | # 113 - The Current War / Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love / Oldboy | 00:44:57 | |
School’s out and the mercury is rising – so what better time to escape to the dark, cool shelter of the cinema? In the T&M host seat this week is Beth Webb, who’s joined by Kambole Campbell and Hannah Woodhead to discuss two fairly low-key new releases. The Current War sees Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon duke it out over the world’s electricity supply, although this historical drama is more stimulating than its synopsis suggests. Then it’s on to Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, in which documentarian Nick Broomfield charts the romantic life of Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen. Finally, we revisit Park Chan-wook’s cephalopod-bothering revenge classic Oldboy ahead of its re-release next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 May 2017 | #4 - King Arthur / Colossal / The Host | 00:36:13 | |
James Richardson is joined by Little White Liars Adam Woodward and Ashley Clark, who makes his T&M debut. Guy Ritchie's new film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Nacho Vigalondo's Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudekis, are reviewed this week. 2006 South Korean film The Host is up for Film Club discussion. Plus, we catch up with David Jenkins at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.twitter: @LWLiesemail: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comabout.7digital.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Nov 2020 | David Fincher Special | 01:06:35 | |
With Mank arriving on Netflix on 4 December, we’ve put together a Truth & Movies tribute to one of our favourite living filmmakers, David Fincher. Host Michael Leader is joined by regular contributors and self-confessed Fincher superfans Hannah Woodhead and Adam Woodward, who each pick a film from the director’s back catalogue to reappraise. What’s your favourite Fincher? Let us know @LWLies or @TruthAndMovies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jul 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Summer of Soul | Love & Basketball | 00:44:06 | |
In this episode of Truth & Movies we tip off with Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long awaited sequel to the 90s hit. Was it worth the wait? Or is it worth dunking on? After that we're on to Questlove's Summer of Soul, a new music documentary that chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, better known as 'Black Woodstock'. In our film club, we're back on the court for Gina Prince-Bythewood's directorial debut (and recent entry into the Criterion Collection) Love & Basketball. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jul 2021 | Old | Cannes 2021 | Girlfriends | 00:39:31 | |
This time on Truth & Movies we're talking about M. Night Shyamalan's new 'Old', whilst Little White Lies associate editor Hannah Strong fills us in on the biggest bows from the Croisette with a Cannes festival recap, and in our film club we're looking at Claudia Weill's 1978 classic 'Girlfriends', which is rereleased in UK screens this week. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Jul 2021 | The Suicide Squad | The Sparks Brothers | Anvil - feat. Edgar Wright | 00:57:02 | |
We're thrilled to welcome Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver and this week's The Sparks Brothers, on to the podcast to talk about his first foray into music documentary making. As well as talking about Edgar's film, we also dive into James Gunn's anti-hero rumpus The Suicide Squad, and in our film club we look back at modern classic rock-doc Anvil: The Story of Anvil. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Aug 2021 | Zola | Stillwater | Now, Voyager | 00:38:12 | |
Y'all wanna hear a podcast? In this episode of Truth & Movies we get into viral tweet turned Sundance favourite Zola, the Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) directed thriller Stillwater starring Matt Damon and in our film club we turn our attention to Bette Davis classic Now, Voyager, which returns to cinemas this week thanks to the BFI. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Aug 2021 | Free Guy | New Order | Van Wilder: Party Liaison | 00:48:35 | |
On Truth & Movies this week, we recruit three guys - Michael Leader, Adam Woodward and Lou Thomas - to play-test Free Guy, the new Ryan Reynolds video game comedy. Michel Franco's New Order is next on the agenda, but is it a level up? And in our film club, things get (Van) wild, as we travel back to the early noughties for the breakout Reynolds vehicle Van Wilder: Party Liaison. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Aug 2021 | Censor | Pig | Possession - feat. Alex Wolff | 01:05:42 | |
In this episode of Truth & Movies we take an uncensored look at Prano Bailey Bond's debut feature, the video nasty inspired 80s set horror Censor. We also hunt out Nicolas Cage as he goes full-boar in culinary revenge tale Pig. And in our film club, we get put under the spell of Andrzej Żuławski's Possession, a notorious staple of the video nasty era, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Aug 2021 | Candyman | The Nest | Martha Marcy May Marlene - feat. Elizabeth Olsen + Sean Durkin | 01:15:12 | |
For this Truth & Movies we're daring to say his name five times, and probably a few more, as we talk about Nia DaCosta's Jordan Peele produced reboot/sequel/resequel to 1992's Candyman. We're also flying into Sean Durkin's long-awaited second feature The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon and talking to its director too. And in our film club, we're going back to Durkin's first feature Martha Marcy May Marlene - and we're lucky enough to be joined by that film's star, and now one of Marvel's most superpowered superheroes, Elizabeth Olsen. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Sep 2021 | Shang-Chi | Annette | Playtime | 00:45:08 | |
On Truth & Movies this week, we're catching up on Marvel's latest adventure Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, indulging in Leos Carax's Sparks written rock opera Annette, and in our film club we're having fun (well, not all of us) with Jacques Tati's classic Playtime. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. All brought to you by the people behind Little White Lies, the world's most beautiful film magazine. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter: @LWLies Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Sep 2021 | Respect | Copilot | The Servant | 00:50:11 | |
On Truth & Movies this week, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, gets the biopic treatment in Respect, we talk about the Berlin film festival drama Copilot, and in film club we go back to the 1960s for Joseph Losey's subversive British drama, The Servant. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Sep 2021 | Introducing | Anime to Z | 00:12:18 | |
Here's a little extra nugget in your feed from some friends of the show. Anime To Z is a new podcast from rapper Che Lingo and comedian Bec Hill delving into the amazing world of Anime. Have a listen and if you like, please do head over - https://podfollow.com/anime-to-z - and listen to full episodes and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Sep 2021 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Rose Plays Julie | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 00:40:47 | |
On Truth & Movies this time everybody's talking about Everybody's Talking About Jamie, the adaptation of the hit musical which arrives on Prime Video this week. We're also discussing new thriller Rose Plays Julie, from directors Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy, and in our film club we're going back twenty years for John Cameron-Mitchell's cult favourite Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Sep 2021 | The Many Saints of Newark | The Green Knight | Gomorrah | 00:40:24 | |
For this Truth & Movies we dust off the tuxedos for one last time, as we check out Daniel Craig's Bond swan song No Time To Die, and in our film club we turn to Sean Connery's final foray in 007's world with Never Say Never Again. All eyes aren't just on Bond though, also out this week is Kazik Radwanski's Anne at 13,000 ft, which offers a unique alternative to MI5's deadliest agent. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Oct 2021 | No Time To Die | Anne at 13,000 ft | Never Say Never Again | 00:45:08 | |
For this Truth & Movies we dust off the tuxedos for one last time, as we check out Daniel Craig's Bond swan song No Time To Die, and in our film club we turn to Sean Connery's final foray in 007's world with Never Say Never Again. All eyes aren't just on Bond though, also out this week is Kazik Radwanski's Anne at 13,000 ft, which offers a unique alternative to MI5's deadliest agent. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Oct 2021 | Paris 13th District | Drive My Car | The Worst Person in the World - BFI London Film Festival Diary #1 | 00:21:56 | |
In the first of our diary entries from the BFI London Film Festival our host Michael and Little White Lies' own Hannah Strong talk about the films that they think audiences should be seeing, both in the capital, and around the UK. In this episode they discuss Jacques Audiard's black and white Parisian drama Paris 13th District, Drive My Car, the first of two Ryusuke Hamaguchi films playing at the festival, and possible best of the fest The Worst Person in the World. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Oct 2021 | The Harder They Fall | Il Buco | Bergman Island - BFI London Film Festival Diary #2 | 00:17:44 | |
Continuing our diary entries from the BFI London Film Festival, our host Michael Leader and Little White Lies' Editor David Jenkins talk about the films that they think audiences should be seeing, both in the capital, and around the UK. In this episode they discuss the dazzling LFF opening gala The Harder They Fall, meditative caving documentary Il Buco and Mia Hansen Løve’s latest masterpiece, Bergman Island. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Oct 2021 | The Power of the Dog | C'mon C'mon | BFI London Film Festival Diary #3 | 00:23:53 | |
In the third instalment of our diaries from the BFI London Film Festival, host Michael Leader is joined by Little White Lies' own Adam Woodward, and film critic Callie Petch, who is attending the festival via the Critic's Mentorship Programme. The team discuss Jane Campion's Gothic Western The Power of the Dog, and the much-speculated annual Surprise Film, which turned out to be Mike Mills' new heartfelt drama, C'mon C'mon. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Oct 2021 | Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage | The Velvet Underground with Todd Haynes | Velvet Goldmine | 01:13:22 | |
Buckle your seatbelts, it's a busy week on Truth & Movies! Host Michael Leader is joined by Hannah Strong and Rogan Graham to discuss Tom Hardy's second stint as Eddie Brock and Venom in Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage. Plus, Michael talks to Todd Haynes, one of our best directors working today, about his new documentary on the legendary rock band The Velvet Underground. And we're sticking with Todd Haynes in Film Club to chat about the star-studded 1998 musical drama Velvet Goldmine. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Oct 2021 | Playground | Small Body | Compartment No. 6 | BFI London Film Festival Diary #4 | 00:27:08 | |
As the London Film Festival draws to a close for another year, host Michael is joined by Little White Lies' own Hannah Strong and Critic's Mentorship Programme participant Jojo Ajisafe, to talk about the festival films that have stuck with them, including First Feature Competition winner Playground, Sunderland Award jury recommendation Small Body, and Finnish drama Compartment No.6. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Oct 2021 | Dune | The French Dispatch | Flash Gordon | 00:54:12 | |
In this Truth & Movies we brave the harsh desert sands of Arrakis and join Timothée Chalamet and Co for the new blockbuster adaptation of Dune. We're also travelling to Ennui-sur-Blasé, the fictional French town at the centre of Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch, but in this symmetrical world, will our critics be perfectly aligned? And in our film club, we're taking a look back at cult sci-fi blockbuster Flash Gordon - saviour of the universe! Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Oct 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Azor | Blood and Black Lace | 01:00:30 | |
In this Truth & Movies we’re taking a look at our second Edgar Wright film of the year, the time-warping thriller Last Night in Soho. As a companion to Wright’s Giallo inspired film, for our film club, we’re checking out Mario Bava’s early entry in the genre Blood and Black Lace. It’s not all dramatic screams and blue and red lighting though, but there’s still room for some dastardly deeds, as we cover banking drama Azor. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Nov 2021 | Eternals | The Card Counter | Out of the Blue | 00:46:24 | |
This week on Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by Little White Lies' own Hannah Strong and film critic Leila Latif to talk about Chloe Zhao's Marvel mega movie, Eternals. Plus, Paul Schrader teams up with Oscar Isaac in The Card Counter, and in film club we're going back to 1980 for the recently restored Out of the Blue, directed by and starring Dennis Hopper. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Nov 2021 | Tick, Tick...Boom! | Cry Macho | Naked | 00:48:11 | |
This week on Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by Lwlies' David Jenkins and film critic Elena Lazic to talk about Lin Manuel Miranda's Tick, Tick...Boom! Plus, new releases Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood, and Amjad Abu Alala's Sudanese drama You Will Die at Twenty. And in film club, we're going back to '90s London for the rerelease of Mike Leigh's dark drama, Naked. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Nov 2021 | Drive My Car | Petite Maman | Ghostbusters | 00:43:51 | |
On this weeks' Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by Lwlies' David Jenkins and critic Lillian Crawford to talk about one of the longest and best movies of the year - Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car - and one of the shortest and best movies of the year - Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman. And in film club, it's back to 1980s New York for the original Ghostbusters. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Nov 2021 | House of Gucci | Pirates | The Counsellor | 00:49:32 | |
On this weeks' Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by Lwlies' Hannah Strong and critic Cheyenne Bunsie to talk about the latest release from one of cinema's most prolific, and best, directors - Ridley Scott's House Of Gucci - and the debut feature from cinema's newest auteur - Reggie Yates' Pirates. And in film club, it's Ridley Scott's star-studded but much maligned The Counsellor written by Cormac Mcarthy. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Dec 2021 | C'mon C'mon | The Hand of God | The Shop Around The Corner | 00:38:53 | |
On this weeks' Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by our own Hannah Strong and guest Jack King to explore Mike Mills' latest film C'mon C'mon, as well as Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God and in our film club, we open up the advent calendar with The Shop Around the Corner Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Dec 2021 | West Side Story | Don't Look Up | The Polar Express | Jack Frost | 00:53:16 | |
On this weeks' Truth & Movies, Michael is joined by Little White Lies editor David Jenkins and Truth & Movies producer Jake Cunningham to explore Steven Spielberg's new take on classic musical West Side Story. There's also Adam McKay's Don't Look Up, but will our team look down on it? And in film club, there's a gift exchange, as David and Jake share The Polar Express and Jack Frost with each other. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Dec 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | The Tender Bar | Tokyo Godfathers | 00:53:01 | |
In this Truth & Movies we swing our way into the latest outing from Tom Holland's Spider-Man (and maybe some other Spider-Men too?), as well as George Clooney's latest directorial effort The Tender Bar and in our film club it's Satoshi Kon's festive favourite Tokyo Godfathers. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club. Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.com Twitter and Instagram: @LWLies Produced by Little Dot Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||