Review: 'Urchin' Depicts a Life on the Margins in All Its Desperation and Occasional Release

'Urchin' Follows Young Man's Journey Through Homelessness; Rasha Nahas Plays Habibi Fest; 'Monet and Venice' In Brooklyn

'Urchin' Follows Young Man's Journey Through Homelessness; Rasha Nahas Plays Habibi Fest; 'Monet and Venice' In Brooklyn

Review: 'Urchin' depicts a life on the margins in all its desperation and occasional release

Frank Dillane delivers a complex performance straddling economic anxiety, arrogance and dignity in "Babygirl" actor Harris Dickinson's powerful directorial debut.

Megan Northam Talks Urchin

Already a rising star in France, the actor crosses the Channel with Urchin – Harris Dickinson’s gritty directorial debut – a breakout that makes her impossible for Britain to ignore. Megan Northam is pausing between drags of a cigarette at a café in Paris. She has just slipped back from a family holiday in Brittany, retreating to the city to learn lines for her next project, Les Misérables – something she felt she had to do alone. Before that, t…

Urchin Review: A Thoughtful and Adventurous Directorial Debut from Harris Dickinson

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Urchin arrives in theaters on October 10. A few scenes into Urchin, we take a trip through the Bardo. First the camera (as in a million films before this) closes in on a shower drain, but then something new: a tunnel of darkness and color that gives way to damp, mossy calm, where a lone man in a clearing, standing with his back to us, is taking in the light. The dire…

Film Review: 'Urchin' is a Promising Filmmaking Debut From Harris Dickinson - Awards Radar

1-2 Special I’ve written about this before, but when an actor makes a filmmaking debut, it’s always fascinating to see what he or she chooses to do. For Harris Dickinson, he’s working from his own original premise in Urchin, a tough movie that features some very affecting work. Is it perfect? No. Is it ultimately a solid showcase for Dickinson behind the camera? Very much so, and a film that doesn’t let you off easy. That being said, given the s…