Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t just money that makes the world go round. White lies play their part too. No, you don’t look hideous in those pants. Yes, you might have a future as a singer. This house was absolutely not built on top of a desecrated 19th century cemetery. Ever told a white lie that got you into trouble? Beautiful Lies offers a few lessons on how not to deal with the fallout.

Do a straw poll of your friends and chances are some of them will name Tom Hanks as their favorite actor. Perhaps it’s because he seems to take on roles in films which address the issues affecting our collective psyche. Whether it be in the 2000s when we all suspected some mysterious religious organization was running the world, the 1990s when the Internet began taking over as the dominant medium for pursuing love interests in secret, or the 1980s when people mysteriously aged 20 years after talking to fortunetelling machines.

Comic book movies tend to have an air of exclusivity about them. You have to understand the complex, ever-fluid histories of a whole cast of characters, and if you’ve joined a franchise late, you’ll need to have seen earlier films to have any clue what’s going on. Green Lantern has the makings of a great, inclusive adaptation, but it falls victim to the Hollywood formula.