Craig's Movie Reviews

I love movies. I love writing about them. Hope you like reading what I write.

Amy

A very late review for a very good movie.

January 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens

The hype. The hype!

December 22, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Good Dinosaur

After the glory of “Inside Out”, do Disney and Pixar have much left to give?

December 10, 2015 · Leave a comment

Bridge of Spies

My upteenth review of a movie about espionage, this year. Is this a “A Most Wanted Man” or a “Blackhat”?

December 5, 2015 · Leave a comment

Brooklyn

Saoirse Ronan is an irish girl on her way to America. Does she land on her feet?

November 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

Suffragette

Girl power!

November 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Twinsters

A true story of two sisters, torn apart at birth and then, and then miraculously reunited.

November 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Spectre

“Skyfall” was said to be the best James Bond movie ever. Will this surpass it?

October 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore

And you thought “Birdman” was artsy!

October 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

Macbeth (2015)

The trailer certainly looked cool. Was the movie?

October 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Martian

Matt Damon once again plays the loneliest man in the universe. Ridley Scott once again brings a camera into that universe.

October 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Everest (3D)

The true tragedy of an attempt to climb the world’s greatest peak is given the motion picture treatment.

September 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

Legend

Gangster movies are a personal favourite genre of mine. Is this one up to snuff?

September 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

American Ultra

My 50th review! I think over the past 49 I’ve been relatively positive on balance. Will this one continue the trend or change my tune?

September 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

Southpaw

Does this sports movie succumb to the old cliches?

August 21, 2015 · 1 Comment

Inside Out (3D)

Everyone’s been going crazy for this film. Is it worth the hype?

August 16, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

Get ready for another 2015 spy movie!

August 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Ethan Hunt is back. Cue the incredibly catchy music.

August 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

Testament of Youth

A woman must deal with tragic loss in one of the most destructive conflicts of all time. Worst of all, it actually happened.

August 6, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Choir

You will note that the poster for this movie has a different title from the one I give it. This is because like with all my reviews, I choose the anglocentric angle and have decided to call it by the name it has been given in my country.

July 25, 2015 · Leave a comment

Mr Holmes

One of the best characters from the last 200 years is back. Is he done justice or sold out?

June 29, 2015 · Leave a comment

Jurassic World (2D)

A franchise that just won’t go extinct re-emerges without the help of frog DNA. Will it bite?

June 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tomorrowland: A World Beyond

People say they crave original ideas. Why then is this a box office bomb?

May 29, 2015 · Leave a comment

Mad Max: Fury Road

The follow up to a franchise from the 70s and 80s? This could only end well!

May 22, 2015 · 4 Comments

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The most intricate film franchise Goliath of all-time has it’s new team flagship. Does it impress a newcomer?

May 6, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Water Diviner

From the man who played Javert in “Les Miserables” comes…

April 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Gunman

Two time Academy Award Winner Sean Penn gets ‘a shootin. Does he hit or miss?

March 31, 2015 · 1 Comment

Home

The film with the most annoying trailer of the year is finally here?

March 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Still Alice

 Movies about the decline into some ailment are going to be either one of two things. They can be overly sentimental, cheesy and formulaic or they can be great. Which type is this?

March 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

Suite Française

The last time I reviewed a romance film it was “Fifty Shades Of Grey”. Let’s see if I’m more lucky this time.

March 24, 2015 · 1 Comment

Run All Night

This movie proposes a serious question. Can a man recover from “Taken 3”?

March 21, 2015 · Leave a comment

Chappie

The most recent effort by one of my favourite science fiction directors. Does his quality hold up?

March 14, 2015 · 1 Comment

It Follows

Did this horror make me scream with fear, or boredom?

March 10, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Wedding Ringer

A comedy about a Wedding? Surely it’ll never catch on!

March 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Sequels can either be “Godfather: Part II” or “Godfather: Part III”. Which is this?

March 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

Focus

Is there enjoyment to be found in this Hollywoody crime caper?

March 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Whiplash

The hype for this film is out of this world. Let’s see if it’s founded.

March 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Blackhat

Let’s see if this movie has deserved to be such a poor show at the box office.

February 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

Selma

The story of a march for freedom is realised on screen here.

February 21, 2015 · 1 Comment

Project Almanac

The found-footage sub-genre has latched onto another established type of film. Let’s wind back the clock!

February 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

Jupiter Ascending (2D)

After being delayed for months, what does “Jupiter Ascending” have to offer. More importantly, what does it do to Eddie Redmayne’s chance of getting an Oscar?

February 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

Fifty Shades of Grey

Mr Craig will see you now. Or rather, you’ll read his review of a movie that has hyped itself up to achieve money for its eventual sequels.

February 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Big Hero 6 (3D)

The film that set a thousand Facebook statuses to “Big Hero 6… them feels” is finally getting a review from me!

February 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Into the Woods

The first of Disney’s two Cinderella films this year. Hmm…

February 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Shaun the Sheep Movie

The second best movie to have “Shaun” in the title!

February 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Action-comedies are a special treat for me. Let’s see how this one tastes…

February 3, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Theory of Everything

A movie with all the checkpoints of Oscar material. But do those parts make a coherent whole?

January 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Foxcatcher

Critics are drooling over this movie. I am not drooling. But what do I think of it?

January 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

American Sniper

A film about the effects of war on the soldier. Where have I heard that synopsis before?

January 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

Taken 3 (D-Box)

Is the third instalment of this action franchise any good?

January 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

The film that critics are going mad for. Is it any good?

January 4, 2015 · Leave a comment