Alistair Harkness is a film critic and feature writer based in Glasgow. He started his career working the red carpet beat for Empire and has been the Scotsman’s chief film critic since 2005. He’s worked as a critic across numerous print, online and broadcast media, hosted live events for the likes of Glasgow Film and BAFTA and can often be heard on BBC Radio. He might one day get round to launching his own podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @aliharkness
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