Nia Childs

Nov 4, 2024 | lwlies.com | Nia Childs

About Little White Lies 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.

Sep 7, 2023 | bfi.org.uk | Tony Rayns |Clive Nwonka |Nia Childs |Michael Brooke

Gang feuds, a troubled teenage romance and political paranoia in 1960 Taiwan are mixed in Edward Yang's extraordinary epic A Brighter Summer Day. Tony Rayns recalls visiting the set and reflects on Yang's achievement in this 1993 feature. 7 September 2023By Tony RaynsA Brighter Summer Day (1991)News, reviews and archive features every Friday, and information about our latest magazine once a month.

Sep 7, 2023 | bfi.org.uk | Clive Nwonka |Nia Childs |Michael Brooke |Stuart Isaac Burnside

The first episode of Top Boy, screened on 31 October 2011, opened to a familiar scenario: a young, impressionable Black boy is seen looking from the window of a high-rise flat as he observes an armed conflict between two local Black gangs, seemingly over drugs. As the fifth and final season begins on Netflix 12 years later, it’s worth reflecting on what audiences might have expected when original broadcaster Channel 4 first announced what it described as “an incredible four nights of drama”.

Sep 5, 2023 | bfi.org.uk | Michael Brooke |Stuart Isaac Burnside |Sound archiveOzu Yasujiro |Nia Childs

British cinema, like British society at large, has always been concerned with class issues – though not always those of the working classes. For a long time, middle, upper and officer classes tended to dominate screens, at least until the late 1950s and 60s.