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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Kevin Macdonald’s new film about the disgraced fashion designer John Galliano is both fascinating and disturbing, writes Alistair Harkness
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This documentary about the influential Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas may be framed as a personal story, but in the end it works better as a concise primer, writes Alistair Harkness
The plot of the latest film in the Ghostbusters franchise is so convoluted as to be almost incomprehensible, writes Alistair Harkness
Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain are on entertainingly melodramatic form in Benoît Delhomme’s small town psychodrama Mothers’ Instinct, writes Alistair Harkness
As co-writer, director and star of Monkey Man, Dev Patel riffs on the John Wick franchise with bone-crunching violence
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Back to Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s earnest biopic of singer Amy Winehouse, could benefit from more nuance
British director Jeymes Samuel certainly takes a big swing with his star-studded Bible-based comedy The Book of Clarence. Unfortunately he misses completely, lets go of the bat and accidentally bludgeons the audience, writes Alistair Harkness
Luca Guadagnio serves a cinematic ace with his compelling tennis drama Challengers, writes Alistair Harkness
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Starring Ryan Gosling as a stuntman-turned-detective, The Fall Guy may deconstruct movie magic but sadly it doesn’t deliver any, writes Alistair Harkness
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Ryan Reynolds’ charisma may give this film about imaginary friends the illusion of watchability for a while, but the big twist it builds towards is too obvious and underwhelming, writes Alistair Harkness
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