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Reece Beckett

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Portrait of a City on Fire

Portrait of a City on Fire

My debut poetry collection, about a city falling apart.

2020

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Where can my other work be found?

A collection of my pieces written outside of Medium (Most recent to oldest).

Oct 1, 2022

Where can my other work be found?

Oct 1, 2022

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Counter Arts

Review: ‘Ballerina’ Faintly Echoes The Greatness of John Wick

‘Ballerina’ has moments of excitement and quality, but one can’t shake the feeling that we’ve seen all of this before…

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Review: ‘Ballerina’ Faintly Echoes The Greatness of John Wick

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Rainbow Salad

Hiding Places

A short story

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Hiding Places

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Review: ‘Absentia’ — Mike Flanagan’s Terrifying Horror Debut

The ‘Life of Chuck’ and ‘Haunting of Hill House’ director started strong with this eerie melodrama

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Review: ‘Absentia’ — Mike Flanagan’s Terrifying Horror Debut

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Review: ‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’ — Masterful Action Meets Narrative Bloat

The (maybe?) grand finale to the greatest blockbuster franchise of this generation neatly summarises the best and worst that its series has…

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Review: ‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’ — Masterful Action Meets Narrative Bloat

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The Best of British Cinema: ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ (2002)

Stephen Frears’ mis-marketed thriller/immigrant melodrama balances thrilling immersion with humanity and tenderness

Jun 9

The Best of British Cinema: ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ (2002)

Jun 9

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Counter Arts

Counter Arts’ Film Prompt: Pride 2025

In celebration of pride month, let’s discuss what queer cinema has to offer!

Jun 8

Counter Arts’ Film Prompt: Pride 2025

Jun 8

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Rainbow Salad

Hands

A poem

Jun 8

Hands

Jun 8

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Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is a Near Perfect Portrayal of Depression

The Coen brothers bleak but comedic view of a ’60s folk singer is deeply impactful

Jun 7

Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is a Near Perfect Portrayal of Depression

Jun 7

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Review: ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Shows the Potential of Peter Jackson

‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy director moves from zany cult classics to a severely underrated tragedy with his 1994 drama

Jun 5

Review: ‘Heavenly Creatures’ Shows the Potential of Peter Jackson

Jun 5

Reece Beckett

Reece Beckett

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Film/music critic and poet. New articles every Mon, Thurs & Sat. Poetry on Sundays! Contact: rbeckettwrites@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/reecebeckett

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