Patrick Harley
@PatHarleyUK
Patrick Harley has written on film since 2010. His work has been published on a variety of websites, as well as in programme notes and even one of those old fashioned book things.
Reviews: 25
Other Articles: 5
The Nice Guys
Neo-noir farce from the director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. How much more Shane Black could this be? The answer is none; none more Shane Black.
52 Tuesdays
The structure is patchy, but the delivery sensitive and insightful in this coming of age drama about a teenage girl and her transgender parent.
Julia Sutherland is World’s Best Dad
Sympathetic cringes and laughs as cathartic as they are hearty in a performance by a natural storyteller.
Listen Up Philip
Cleverly constructed and intimately told, Alex Ross Perry’s comedy-drama is an acute study of narcissism and the reluctance to change.
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut is sure to put bums in seats, but unlikely to have many perched on the edge of them.
Lost River
Ryan Gosling’s unfairly maligned directorial debut is visually stunning and well worth your time.
Poltergeist
An adequate reimagining that suffers by comparison to both its predecessor and other modern imitations.
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
A familiar and on the nose family sci-fi, but at least its heart is in the right place.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Endlessly unique, exhilarating and unpredictable. Luckily for us, director George Miller just might be madder than Max is.
The Duke of Burgundy
Peter Strickland takes inspiration from European erotica to craft a drama that is sensual, hallucinatory, poignant and – most of all – human.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Fun, but a little rote, Marvel Studios’ second major crossover feels more like a comic book event than a film.
Wild Tales
This darkly comic Argentine anthology has a promising set-up and good delivery, but lacks a satisfying punch line.
Mineral
It’s been nearly two decades, but the influential ’90s emo act have lost none of their shine.
Big Eyes
Tim Burton eschews his own kitsch image to tell a story about mass produced art and domestic subjugation.
Black Sea
The concept is high and so is the tension as Jude Law leads a submarine crew on a quest for Nazi gold.
Nowhere Home
A documentary that sheds heartbreaking light on the situation facing Norway’s underage asylum seekers.
Interview: Jonathan Clements
Patrick Harley speaks to Jonathan Clements about Scotland Loves Anime and what makes Japanese animation quite so unique.
Preview: Aberdeen Film Festival 2014
A rundown of what to expect from Scotland’s newest international film festival, plus an exclusive trailer for one of its exciting premieres.
Frau im Mond
It may not feel like ‘serious’ sci-fi today, but in 1929 this comic book epic was as close as man could get.
We’ll Never Have Paris
It may have its problems, but EIFF 2014’s closing film possesses just enough honesty to see it through.