Craig's Movie Reviews

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

Passengers

Can Chris and Jennifer fall back to sleep in space? That sounds a little silly, but bare with me.

January 3, 2017 · Leave a comment

Sully: Miracle on the Hudson

Did Clint pull off a miracle of his own?

December 28, 2016 · Leave a comment

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Did my cautious optimism pay dividends?

December 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Moana

Can this film handle native cultures better than “Pochahontas”?

December 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Am I to become a Potter Convert too?

November 26, 2016 · Leave a comment

A Streetcat Named Bob

Can I be converted into cat-lover through my favourite art-form?

November 26, 2016 · Leave a comment

Arrival

When Aliens show up, call a lecturer!

November 26, 2016 · Leave a comment

Nocturnal Animals

Stories within stories within Amy Adams within Jake Gyllenhaal!

November 18, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Accountant

Is Ben Affleck able to kick ass while doing your taxes?

November 12, 2016 · Leave a comment

Doctor Strange

Is this film too strange for it’s own good?

November 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Jack Reacher is back! Do I care?

November 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Is this finally another good Tim Burton film?

November 2, 2016 · 1 Comment

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Let’s see if the post war version of Batman beats post-911.

November 2, 2016 · Leave a comment

American Honey

How many films have the word “American” in the title?

November 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Is this my new favourite New Zealand film of the decade?

November 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Is this really the new “Good Will Hunting”?

November 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Girl on the Train

This train was 3 weeks delayed. I’m so sorry.

October 31, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Infiltrator

A full review about this film without one reference to “Breaking Bad”!

September 30, 2016 · Leave a comment

Ben-Hur (2016)

Hollywood and “Ben-Hur”. The original cash-grabbing couple!

September 30, 2016 · Leave a comment

Kubo and the Two Strings

I’ve never seen a Laika film before. I need to see more!

September 28, 2016 · Leave a comment

Captain Fantastic

Did I ever tell you my nickname is Viggo?

September 27, 2016 · Leave a comment

Cafe Society

A late review for a Woody Allen movie. Sorry Woody.

September 27, 2016 · Leave a comment

Sausage Party

This is very late. Sorry.

September 11, 2016 · Leave a comment

Hell or High Water

A thoughtful crime drama in Texas. I love my job sometimes.

September 9, 2016 · Leave a comment

Suicide Squad

Is this movie so good/bad that I want Rotten Tomatoes to just die?

September 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

Bad Moms

An American Comedy with three friends and they’re all… women?!

September 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

David Brent: Life on the Road

More than 10 years on, can David Brent make it from the paper business to show business? And, more importantly, is watching him fail at that still funny?

September 2, 2016 · Leave a comment

Finding Dory

Another film about the locating of fish. That genre will never die so long as we fish ourselves.

August 10, 2016 · Leave a comment

The BFG

A children’s classic in the hands of a giant director! Surely this must be good.

August 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Jason Bourne

My favourite action dude is back. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, read the title.

August 2, 2016 · Leave a comment

Star Trek Beyond

On the franchise’s 50th Anniversary can this film live up to the legendary series?

July 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Secret Life of Pets

How good is this “Toy Story” with Pets?

July 11, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Nice Guys

Read this review in the voice of a 70’s trailer voice-over artist.

June 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

When Marnie Was There

The greatest animation studio since Disney gives us their swansong.

June 14, 2016 · Leave a comment

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Over a billion dollars the last movie did gross.
Only a penny should it have received at most.

June 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

A Hologram for the King

Tom of Arabia.

June 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

Money Monster

Jodie Foster directed Money Monster.
A movie about banking fraudsters.

June 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Florence Foster Jenkins

Also known as “The King’s Speech 2”.

May 8, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Jungle Book (2016, 3D)

Let’s see if I can bear with this movie… I’ll stop now.

May 8, 2016 · Leave a comment

Captain America: Civil War

Let’s hope that Chris Evans does a better job than the son of J.D Sallinger.

May 4, 2016 · 2 Comments

Bastille Day

This film, I’ve just learnt, is “based on true events”. Oh boy.

April 27, 2016 · Leave a comment

Midnight Special

Why are they after this kid? And why is he wearing those swimming goggles? Find out at MIDNIGHT!

April 19, 2016 · Leave a comment

Victoria

A film done in one take. Film types like myself love those!

April 19, 2016 · Leave a comment

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

After years of fans whining, was Batfleck all that bad?

March 31, 2016 · 1 Comment

High Rise

This film is super weird. But is it good-weird?

March 31, 2016 · Leave a comment

Hail, Caesar!

A movie with perfect punctuation must mean a perfect movie right?

March 21, 2016 · Leave a comment

Kung Fu Panda 3

The third installment in a franchise that certainly is not endangered.

March 21, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Danish Girl

Redmayne wants you to “GO!!!” to this movie. If you get that reference I apologise.

February 21, 2016 · Leave a comment

Goosebumps

Did my total lack of knowledge of this book series affect my enjoyment of this film?

February 20, 2016 · Leave a comment

Youth

This movie shows one thing. Michael Caine is old.

February 13, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Hateful Eight

Is this Tarantino epic worthy of the man’s name?

February 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Big Short

Money, money, money. From the author of “Moneyball”

February 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Room (2016)

Can a five year old boy hold a movie together almost on his own?

January 25, 2016 · 1 Comment

Joy

A movie that screams female empowerment!

January 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Revenant

My most anticipated movie of 2016, so early. Was I right to hold my breath?

January 18, 2016 · Leave a comment