PinnedReece BeckettWhere can my other work be found?A collection of my pieces written outside of Medium (Most recent to oldest).Oct 1, 20225Oct 1, 20225
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: ‘The Wiz’ is Sidney Lumet’s Bizarre, Radical Wizard of Oz RemakeLumet’s black-led, New Yorkian retelling of this classic story is truly odd… and brilliant!2d ago342d ago34
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: ‘Two Mules for Sister Sara’ — A Beautiful Large Scale WesternDon Siegel’s pre-Dirty Harry Eastwood vehicle is visually stunning, well acted and tonally balanced4d ago134d ago13
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: Ridley Scott Flops With ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’This rarely remembered 1987 cop drama is perhaps better left forgotten despite its abundance of visual style6d ago36d ago3
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsThe Best of British Cinema: ‘Gregory’s Girl’ (1980)Bill Forsyth’s loveable romantic comedy is one of Scotland’s finest filmsNov 115Nov 115
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ is a Delicately Balanced Action ComedyTom Hardy’s likely final outing as Venom is playful, mournful and consistently charmingNov 937Nov 937
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: Ridley Scott’s ‘American Gangster’ is a Complex Take on CorruptionThe 2007 crime epic combines the likes of Sidney Lumet and Francis Ford Coppola to indict numerous broken modern systemsNov 72Nov 72
Reece BeckettinCounter ArtsReview: ‘Anora’ — Sean Baker’s Cinderella Story Goes Wonderfully AwrySean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner is funny, bleak and excellently madeNov 45Nov 45