Rebecca Harrison

All articles by Rebecca Harrison

Reviews

2073: Asif Kapadia’s genre-bending vision of a bleak future deflates rather than mobilises

Extrapolating a dystopian future from past and present realities, Asif Kapadia’s docu-sci-fi hybrid is formally inventive, but its pessimism hinders its calls for change.

By Rebecca Harrison

2073: Asif Kapadia’s genre-bending vision of a bleak future deflates rather than mobilises

Reviews

Back to Black: Amy Winehouse biopic fails in its aspirations to focus on the music

By Rebecca Harrison

Back to Black: Amy Winehouse biopic fails in its aspirations to focus on the music

Reviews

Cat Person: this messy adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral short story is devoid of nuance

By Rebecca Harrison

Cat Person: this messy adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral short story is devoid of nuance

Festivals

Celluloid Underground: a lyrical tribute to the material beauty of film

By Rebecca Harrison

Celluloid Underground: a lyrical tribute to the material beauty of film

Reviews

Shabu: a joyful summertime doc that lets its endearing teen protagonist take the lead

By Rebecca Harrison

Shabu: a joyful summertime doc that lets its endearing teen protagonist take the lead

Reviews

Polite Society: a genre-jumping debut with an anarchic sense of fun

By Rebecca Harrison

Polite Society: a genre-jumping debut with an anarchic sense of fun

Festivals

She Said: a powerful call to arms in the struggle against patriarchy

By Rebecca Harrison

She Said: a powerful call to arms in the struggle against patriarchy

Festivals

Meet Me in the Bathroom: a nostalgic indie rock theme-park ride

By Rebecca Harrison

Meet Me in the Bathroom: a nostalgic indie rock theme-park ride

What to watch at LFF

Call Jane: a powerful, timely pro-choice drama

By Rebecca Harrison

Call Jane: a powerful, timely pro-choice drama

Reviews

Girls Can’t Surf: a bittersweet story of women on the waves

By Rebecca Harrison

Girls Can’t Surf: a bittersweet story of women on the waves

Reviews

A League of Their Own: stirring baseball drama

By Rebecca Harrison

A League of Their Own: stirring baseball drama

Reviews

Bullet Train: mind the gap between its ears

By Rebecca Harrison

Bullet Train: mind the gap between its ears

Reviews

The Railway Children Return: big-hearted yet sanitised nostalgia ride

By Rebecca Harrison

The Railway Children Return: big-hearted yet sanitised nostalgia ride

Reviews

True Things: an uneasy psychological character study

By Rebecca Harrison

True Things: an uneasy psychological character study

Reviews

Pam & Tommy is an entertaining but ultimately hypocritical take on 90s celebrity culture

By Rebecca Harrison

Pam & Tommy is an entertaining but ultimately hypocritical take on 90s celebrity culture

Reviews

House of Gucci is a tragi-comic triumph of operatic proportions

By Rebecca Harrison

House of Gucci is a tragi-comic triumph of operatic proportions

Features

Exploring Virtual Realities at the BFI London Film Festival 2021

By Rebecca Harrison

Exploring Virtual Realities at the BFI London Film Festival 2021

Reviews

Curse of The Chippendales explores the gender dynamics of stripping in the 1980s

By Rebecca Harrison

Curse of The Chippendales explores the gender dynamics of stripping in the 1980s

Reviews

Limbo gives a Scottish welcome to four far-flung refugees

By Rebecca Harrison

Limbo gives a Scottish welcome to four far-flung refugees

Reviews

Our Ladies lets Catholic lasses loose in Edinburgh

By Rebecca Harrison

Our Ladies lets Catholic lasses loose in Edinburgh

Reviews

The Chair studies the absurdities of academia

By Rebecca Harrison

The Chair studies the absurdities of academia

Reviews

The Killing of Two Lovers examines domestic violence but focuses on the abuser

By Rebecca Harrison

The Killing of Two Lovers examines domestic violence but focuses on the abuser

Reviews

The Mandalorian Season 2 seeks hope in a bruised and battered galaxy

By Rebecca Harrison

The Mandalorian Season 2 seeks hope in a bruised and battered galaxy

Reviews

Industry isn’t working for us

By Rebecca Harrison

Industry isn’t working for us

Reviews

Make Up stirs up a thrillingly queer tangle in a Cornish campsite

By Rebecca Harrison

Make Up stirs up a thrillingly queer tangle in a Cornish campsite

Reviews

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker review: new hope springs eternal

By Rebecca Harrison

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker review: new hope springs eternal

Festivals

Co-ordinating intimacy: making sex scenes safe

By Rebecca Harrison

Co-ordinating intimacy: making sex scenes safe

Festivals

What should have won the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or?

By Isabel Stevens, Nick James and others

What should have won the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or?

Reviews

Bull first look: a bucking portrait of a rodeoing odd couple

By Rebecca Harrison

Bull first look: a bucking portrait of a rodeoing odd couple

Video

Too Old to Die Young first look: Nicolas Winding Refn depopulates the small screen

By Rebecca Harrison

Too Old to Die Young first look: Nicolas Winding Refn depopulates the small screen