Rare Beasts
- 2021 film
Anti-romcom from actor Billie Piper, her directorial debut. Also features Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis and Lily James
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Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's feature debut as writer-director is a peculiar "anti-romcom" - a post-Fleabag-era tale of dysfunctional male/female relationships, tinged with musical fantasia and built around bitterly comedic theatrical dialogue.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 23rd May 2021Billie Piper interview
From vulnerable teen pop star to director of an 'anti-romcom'.
Andrew Anthony, The Observer, 22nd May 2021Rare Beasts review: A memorably bracing experience
Billie Piper's directorial debut goes from bleakly funny to just bleak, says Graeme Virtue.
Graeme Virtue, The Big Issue, 22nd May 2021Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's debut viciously mauls romcom conventions.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 21st May 2021Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's film is underwritten and overacted.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 21st May 2021Rare Beasts review - Billie Piper as triple threat
Self-described "anti-romcom" is nervy and edgy.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 20th May 2021Rare Beasts, review
Billie Piper's 'anti-romcom' has a swipe at Laurence Fox.
Robbie Collins, The Telegraph, 20th May 2021Rare Beasts review
Masterful Billie Piper rips up the romcom rulebook.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 20th May 2021Film review: Rare Beasts
Sadly, melodramatic hysteria is also where Billie Piper's otherwise promising directorial debut Rare Beasts ends up.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 19th May 2021Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's directorial debut boasts much to admire but is still hard to enjoy.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 17th May 2021