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

Mad Max: Fury Road

Endlessly unique, exhilarating and unpredictable. Luckily for us, director George Miller just might be madder than Max is.

13 May 2015

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.

27 April 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Fun, but a little rote, Marvel Studios' second major crossover feels more like a comic book event than a film.

23 April 2015

Wild Tales

This darkly comic Argentine anthology has a promising set-up and good delivery, but lacks a satisfying punch line.

21 February 2015

Mineral

It's been nearly two decades, but the influential '90s emo act have lost none of their shine.

13 February 2015

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis take on space opera: Flash! Aa-aargh!

6 February 2015

Big Eyes

Tim Burton eschews his own kitsch image to tell a story about mass produced art and domestic subjugation.

19 December 2014

Black Sea

The concept is high and so is the tension as Jude Law leads a submarine crew on a quest for Nazi gold.

5 December 2014

Nowhere Home

A documentary that sheds heartbreaking light on the situation facing Norway's underage asylum seekers.

15 October 2014