Alistair Harkness is a freelance film reviewer whose work has appeared in various publications including The Scotsman, Yahoo Sports UK, Yahoo News UK, Gizmodo Media Group, and The Conversation Australia + NZ. With a focus on local films, Alistair provides insightful and engaging reviews, exploring themes, storytelling, and the impact of cinema on society.
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Scotsman film critic Alistair Harkness on the movies he’s most excited about seeing at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival
Despite starring Cate Blanchett as a flame-haired intergalactic bounty hunter, Borderlands is let down by groan-worthy banter and derivative action sequences, writes Alistair Harkness
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck bring craft and charisma to Doug Liman’s knock-around heist caper The Instigators, writes Alistair Harkness
Our first round-up of reviews from this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival includes a poetic study of rehabilitation, a quiet subversion of prison drama cliches, a low-key gem in thrall to offbeat ‘70s film comedies, and a dreadful addition to the Alien franchise
By: Alistair Harkness
Zoë Kravitz’s debut feature stars Naomi Ackie as a waitress who is whisked away to a billionaire’s private island, where things might not be quite as perfect as they seem. Review by Alistair Harkness
This latest take on the classic novel by Alexander Dumas turns the Count into a kind of 19th century Batman, replete with a vast fortune, a tricked-out mansion and a wealth of disguises, writes Alistair Harkness
Staring Aaron Pierre as an ex-Marine forced to take the law into his own hands in a town ruled by corrupt cops, Rebel Ridge is bravura filmmaking, writes Alistair Harkness
By: Alistair Harkness
Joaquin Phoenix is bony, bonkers and brilliant as the titular villain in a film that’s doing everything it can to avoid being just another sequel, writes Alistair Harkness
By: Alistair Harkness
The Apprentice brilliantly unpicks how, with the help of ruthless New York lawyer Roy Cohn, Donald Trump became the man he is
Paddington in Peru director Dougal Wilson does a slick job approximating the hand-crafted style of the first two Paddington films, but in trying so hard to recapture what worked, his attempt lacks some of their mischievous charm, writes Alistair Harkness
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