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David Jenkins

David Jenkins's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

Time Out film critic.

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The Thing with Feathers (2025) 46% 2/5 EDIT “Empathy and civility are cynically brushed off as performative and self-soothing, as if the film wants you only to believe in the restorative methods that it’s selling. ” – Little White Lies Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Bulk (2025) 83% 3/5 EDIT “The film doesn’t offer any clear revelations or insights, but it’s a fun piece of homemade cinema that definitely doesn’t outstay its welcome.” – Little White Lies Jan 17, 2026 Full Review Hamnet (2025) 86% 5/5 EDIT “While there’s definitely an anatomical study of heterosexual relationships here that sings with a modern resonance, the film’s coup de grâce frames art itself as an arcane source of mental wellbeing. ” – Little White Lies Jan 9, 2026 Full Review Christmas, Again (2014) 100% 4/5 EDIT “It’s a tender and warm film about missed connections and ships that, for whatever reason, end up passing in the night.” – Little White Lies Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Dreamers (2025) 92% 3/5 EDIT “Dreamers is slight but effective, and perhaps doesn’t quite come back from a twist that occurs about two thirds of the way in when Isio’s situation suddenly changes.” – Little White Lies Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Blue Moon (2025) 90% 3/5 EDIT “The film is talky and stagebound, yet cinematographer Shane F Kelly manages to create pockets of intrigue within the layout of the bar. ” – Little White Lies Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Zodiac Killer Project (2025) 90% 4/5 EDIT “While there’s a sense that the thesis here lacks originality, there are enough audiovisual flights of fancy to keep the cheeky intellectual jiggery-pokery ticking along nicely.” – Little White Lies Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Fiume o morte! (2025) 4/5 EDIT “Part of the fun of Fiume o morte! is watching how the locals slink into their roles and gain confidence as things move forward – some eventually going all-out to achieve dramatic authenticity.” – Little White Lies Nov 24, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% 2/5 EDIT “The humour in the script is mostly juvenile and flat.” – Little White Lies Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Belén (2025) 95% 4/5 EDIT “In all aspects, this is a superior version of this type of story, from the quality of its performances, its refusal to bow to easy sentiment, the lack of an obvious antagonist, and also the lively repartee between all the main protagonists.” – Little White Lies Nov 8, 2025 Full Review Anemone (2025) 53% 2/5 EDIT “After a strong opening drag, there’s the feeling that the film doesn’t really have anything more to say, its revelations seeming fairly paltry in the scheme of things.” – Little White Lies Nov 8, 2025 Full Review Relay (2024) 82% 3/5 EDIT “Even if it does eventually crumble to pieces, it’s a really strong thriller for the large majority of its runtime.” – Little White Lies Nov 3, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% 3/5 EDIT “Where the film suffers is in its lack of a coherent dramatic arc, as it instead chronicles a chunk of time that marks a confluence of small epiphanies and aching fallbacks.” – Little White Lies Oct 22, 2025 Full Review I Swear (2025) 100% 2/5 EDIT “What the film does have going for it is a remarkable and charismatic performance from actor Robert Aramayo.” – Little White Lies Oct 14, 2025 Full Review Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023) 3/5 EDIT “Even to a viewer who’s not particularly taken by their idiosyncratic and knowingly difficult sound, it’s a pleasure to be in the company of two people who are so proficient at articulating their inner feelings.” – Little White Lies Oct 14, 2025 Full Review The Lost Bus (2025) 88% 3/5 EDIT “The oppressive sound design and slick effects do add to the experiential mode, and McConaughey and Ferrara make for an appealing odd-couple pairing.” – Little White Lies Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Brides (2025) 83% 2/5 EDIT “There’s an easy chemistry between the pair, and Hassan and Ingar do well to ping off of each other with their mouthy repartee and petty squabbles. The script, unfortunately, never really meets them where they stand.” – Little White Lies Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Ghost Trail (2024) 97% 3/5 EDIT “Ghost Trail is best when it’s playing like a pulpy spy movie, drawing on the encounters where the audience is party to information that the characters aren’t.” – Little White Lies Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Steve (2025) 78% 2/5 EDIT “Porter tries to sell us the notion that these types of institutions have some sort of implicit or therapeutic value, but is never serious in talking about the genuine pressures and obstacles that make their maintenance so difficult.” – Little White Lies Sep 18, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% EDIT “This is another slam-dunk for Anderson, who has made a film that is a very rare beast indeed: one that is incredibly fun without ever once straining to be. ” – Little White Lies Sep 17, 2025 Full Review The Golden Spurtle (2025) 93% 3/5 EDIT “Filmmaker Constantine Costi manages to go from top to tail in a whip-cracking 75 minutes.” – Little White Lies Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) 65% 1/5 EDIT “At best, this is a late-period diversion that most fans will either ignore or try to forget, while at worst, it does reach the point where you feel as if it might be actively working against the band’s legacy.” – Little White Lies Sep 13, 2025 Full Review The Long Walk (2025) 88% 2/5 EDIT “In a crowded field for these types of stories, The Long Walk is happy to keep pace in the middle of the pack before puttering out a little way from the finishing line. ” – Little White Lies Sep 10, 2025 Full Review La Grazia (2025) 81% EDIT “It’s a film which, in the end, settles for trite banalities across the board, tying up its many threads with either the most obvious or the most saccharine bow. ” – Little White Lies Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Stans (2025) 90% 2/5 EDIT “The stans themselves are not massively interesting, and the film is happy to frame them as whimsically eccentric nerds rather than anything more psychologically problematic.” – Little White Lies Aug 12, 2025 Full Review
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