Alistair Ryder
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
School
Leeds Trinity University
Expertise
British Cinema And Pop Culture, The History Of Horror Movies, Awards Season
- Alistair has gotten the chance to interview major names including Woody Harrelson, Steven Spielberg and the cast of Jackass.
- He attends major international film festivals as a member of the press, including Cannes and Sundance.
- Alistair has been a member of GALECA, an organization for LGBTQ film and TV critics, since 2017.
Experience
Alistair is a film critic and culture writer based in Manchester, England. He's currently Deputy Editor of The Lowdown, Zavvi's monthly magazine, where he has had the chance to interview major names. In addition to writing for Looper and Zavvi, he can be found sharing his thoughts on the latest films regularly over on The Film Stage. However, don't ask him what his favorite films are: He submitted a ballot as part of the 2022 Sight & Sound poll and already disagrees with many of the choices he made.
Education
Alistair studied Journalism at Leeds Trinity University and worked for a newspaper in the UK before finding his calling in the glamorous world of entertainment journalism.
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Stories By Alistair Ryder
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This adaptation of Stephen King's short story from "Host" director Rob Savage is a fun time, even if it doesn't break any new ground in the realm of terror.
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"Succession" Season 4 Episode 9 is the longest episode of the show yet, and it reminds us that the Roys are firmly stuck in their bubble.
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"Master Gardener" finds Paul Schrader returning to a well that's become increasingly familiar in his recent work like "First Reformed" and "The Card Counter."
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Hulu's remake of "White Men Can't Jump" can't live up to the 1992 original, with comedy that somehow feels more dated than the 30-year-old classic.
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"Succession" Season 4 Episode 8 features more dark satire of election night, which fully lives up to its billing as one of the season's most shocking episodes.
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This episode is as close as we're going to get to having closure for a "Succession" storyline that's been bubbling away in the background all season long.
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"Succession" Season 4 Episode 6 is far from the standout episode this season - but we definitely needed something a bit lighter after the last few weeks.
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The latest episode of "Succession" Season 4 continues to fire on all cylinders as it explores the Roy family's struggle to conduct business as usual.
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Amazon Prime's "Dead Ringers" features an exquisite dual performance from Rachel Weisz, which perfectly marries the psychodrama and the black comedy.
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"Chevalier" offers a vivid take on the life of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. But do its strengths outweigh its flaws?
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"The Pope's Exorcism" features an entertaining lead performance from Russell Crowe, but stumbles when it attempts to grapple with weightier issues of faith.
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a sensationally thrilling ecological adventure movie with more moral complexity in adapting the famous book upon which it's based
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"Murder Mystery 2" reunites Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler as Audrey and Nick Spitz — but it falls short of capturing the first film's magic.
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Apple TV+'s Tetris is a fun popcorn thriller, that gives this oddball story the larger-than-life biopic treatment it deserves but is also a bit too over the top
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Rye Lane is a British romantic comedy that lives up to its most legendary predecessors, featuring a meetcute between two people audiences will love to love
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Hulu's Boston Strangler is no comparison to David Fincher's Zodiac, but it doesn't always try to be — the Keira Knightley-led thriller aims to be popcorn fare
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods might be the superhero film that's most tethered to a believable reality since Sam Raimi's magnificent Spider-Man trilogy debuted
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John Wick: Chapter 4 is an action-packed sensation that makes good use of its extended runtime and leaves audiences hungry for more of Keanu Reeves' title role
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Idris Elba returns to his award-winning role as the title star in Netflix's Luther: The Fallen Sun, a satisfying follow-up to the longtime BBC television series
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Amazon Prime Video's Shotgun Wedding features Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel as a bride and groom who have to save their guests from a hostage takeover
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Horror thriller M3GAN manages to break through the artificial intelligence film slump and deliver something entertaining, even if it deserved to be Rated R
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Tom Hanks stars against his wholesome dad type in A Man Called Otto, a film that he also produces and which adapts a Swedish story about a grumpy neighbor
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is visually spectacular, but the story isn't strong enough to justify resurrecting this Shrek spin-off franchise yet again
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Matilda the Musical on Netflix loses some of the edge that made Roald Dahl's original story so compelling, and it doesn't live up to the Danny DeVito version
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Florian Zeller had a triumphant release with The Father, but The Son, starring Hugh Jackman, does not live up to its predecessor in any discernable way
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Sebastián Lelio's The Wonder is very self-aware of the fact that it's more insightful as an allegory for the modern day, rather than as a window into the past
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Triangle of Sadness is a Palm D'or winning satire about a yuppie cruise gone very wrong, and here's what does and doesn't work about the critically revered film