Harmonium
A tense meditation on the nature of crime and punishment.
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.
30 articles
Lion
A remarkable true story becomes an adequate film.
La La Land
Damien Chazelle’s beautifully realised musical deals in both dreams and reality.
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.