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A brief sidestep on Craggus’ Bond Voyage to visit the trippy and chaotic Casino Royale Psych! You thought we were heading for “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, didn’t you? Well, we will get there but as Craggus’ Bond Voyage makes its way through the movie history of the world’s most famous secret agent, there are ..
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You have all the time in the world to read this On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Review With their star gone, the makers were faced with a real dilemma. Obviously, Bond would have to be recast but should they acknowledge the fact openly in the film. In the end, they settled for a bit of ..
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Who watches out for the watchers who have watched The Watch? Some films never really escape development hell, and “The Watch” spent four miserable years stuck in rewrites and recastings before finally limping into cinemas just in time for its marketing to be hastily pulled in the wake of real life tragedy. In retrospect, they ..
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James Bond has no time for your #YOLO nonsense! Coming off the back of the biggest, most successful Bond film to date, what were the producers to do? Having had such major success in sticking closely to the source novels, they decided the best thing to do would be to take the title and setting ..
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Two years ago today, I posted first review to What The Craggus Saw… so I thought I’d mark the day with a countdown of 22 sequels I enjoyed as much as or more than the original film. I’ve only allowed the first sequel (sorry, “Fast & Furious 6”) and I also disqualified the second parts ..
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After careful consideration, I’ve decided to wholeheartedly endorse Jurassic World Resurrecting an extinct franchise is a tricky prospect. Can you preserve the DNA of the original to satisfy long-term fans while splicing in enough fresh ideas to delight audiences anew? By honouring the spirit of John Hammond, Steven Spielberg and even Michael Crichton, director Colin Trevorrow ..
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Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter: Craggus’ Bond Voyage dives into Thunderball With Bond-mania in full swing and the coffers overflowing with box office proceeds, Eon Productions – with nary a thought of the legal shenanigans which would ultimately follow – put together a budget larger than the previous three films combined and set ..
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Mr Holmes (2015) Review was last modified: May 6th, 2025 by Craig Holton
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Minions again proves that comedy sidekicks should remain sidekicks I saw “Minions” accompanied by Mertmas and four of his friends as part of a 9th Birthday treat, so here’s their perspective: “Minions” pretty much hits its target market spot on. The Minions themselves retain their goofy adorability and their mix of slapstick comedy and inferred verbal repartee ..
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Kīlauea – The Fire Within (Short Film) Review was last modified: September 6th, 2025 by Craig Holton
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The Bond films discover their Midas touch as we reach early highlight Goldfinger It’s still not Sean in the opening gun barrel sequence but pretty much everything else which makes a Bond movie a Bond movie crystallises here in “Goldfinger”, setting a template and a benchmark which the series would follow for the next forty ..
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Hit The Road: India (2013) Review was last modified: May 6th, 2025 by Craig Holton
