Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review Movie

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review

Jumanji: The Next Level is a welcome expansion pack to the previous movie’s video game Having over-achieved the unexpected in following the beloved 1995 original, suddenly all eyes were on this third Jumanji movie to see if it could repeat the success of the first sequel. And repeat it, “Jumanji: The Next Level” certainly does, ..

Charlie’s Angels (2019) earns its wings but forgets to have fun doing it. Movie

Charlie’s Angels (2019) earns its wings but forgets to have fun doing it.

Charlie’s Angels earns its wings but forgets to have fun doing it. Perhaps not since “Star Trek” has a franchise had such a long, unbroken continuity across multiple TV series and movies. This latest “Charlie’s Angels” incarnation is just that, a continuation, with the only erasure of the past being of Bill Murray and, to ..

Disney’s Descendants 3 (2019) Review Movie

Disney’s Descendants 3 (2019) Review

Third time’s the charm for this twee tweenage franchise Disney’s Descendants movies are big deals in the Craggus household, at least in the under-10 demographic where this latest instalment has been awaited with an eagerness that was only surpassed by me in relation to “Avengers: Endgame”. And like that ultimate crossover, “Descendants 3” sees heroes ..

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1979) Review Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1979) Review

The Kentucky Fried Movie offers a bargain bucket of bawdy comedy Long before “Movie 43“, there was… “The Kentucky Fried Movie”, a zany, madcap collection of irreverent, puerile and often tasteless skits and sketches from David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, who would go on to bring us “Airplane!”, “Top Secret” and “The Naked ..

Colette (2019) Review Movie

Colette (2019) Review

Colette sees Keira Knightly ghostwriting for Willy while enjoying fanny by gaslight Taking a few liberties with the Libertine life and times of celebrated French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, “Colette” is a sumptuous and sensual but occasionally aimless and indulgent biopic that’s perhaps a little too interested in signposting the contemporary resonances than in providing a ..

The Lion King (2019) Review Movie

The Lion King (2019) Review

Disney’s reanimated Lion King is hakuna meh-tata There’s probably a very good reason William Shakespeare didn’t turn to the flora and fauna of Africa when originally staging Hamlet and my money is on the inability of big cats to emote properly because that’s one of the biggest problems with this ‘live-action’ Lion King has. Oh, ..

Shark Lake (2015) Review Shark Weak

Shark Lake (2015) Review

There’s something really fishy about Dolph Lundgren-‘starring’ lakeside thriller Shark Lake Far from the high concept carcharodon carry-on of the likes of “6-Headed Shark Attack” or “Sharkenstein”, “Shark Lake” sets out to position itself as a gritty and grounded shark thriller. A gritty and ground shark thriller which begins with Clint Gray (Dolph Lundgren), a ..

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) Review Movie

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) Review

X-Men: Dark Phoenix offers us the chance to dine on ashes while flipping us the bird To the surprise of literally nobody, rising with an entirely unmerited sense of entitlement from the ashes of “X-Men: Apocalypse”, writer/ director Simon Kinberg has only managed to conjure a turkey from the flames. In the 1990s, the X-Men ..

Ma (2019) Review Horror

Ma (2019) Review

Ma doesn’t need to spike your drink to put you to sleep The most horrifying thing about this lukewarm all-filler, no-killer thriller “Ma” is how much on-screen talent is wasted in telling its flaccid, predictable and profoundly stupid story. When Maggie (Diana Silvers) is moved back to her mum’s hometown, she’s quick to make new ..

Perpetual Infinity Star Trek

Perpetual Infinity

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Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans (2019) Review Movie

Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans (2019) Review

When two teams of Titans go to war, the only winners are the audience Almost as if it were specifically designed to irritate and annoy the uber-serious dark and gritty hardcore DC fans, “Teen Titans Go!” has been somewhat divisive since it first debuted on Cartoon Network but it made a winning case for itself ..

Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Review Movie

Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Review

With apologies to Lou Bega… Ladies and gentlemen, this is Rambo – number five… One, two, three, four, fiveIf you harm John’s niece you won’t stay aliveWhen the drug lords come from south the borderThey think they can take John RamboBut ain’t ready for the slaughter Living life on a quiet farmRambo makes sure his ..

Greta (2019) Review Movie

Greta (2019) Review

Greta is a dark urbane feminist fairy tale masquerading as a B-movie potboiler An utterly implausible B-movie thriller transformed into an effective thriller by the power of its cast, “Greta” just wants to be liked and will go to any lengths to do it. When Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) finds an abandoned handbag on the ..

Hellboy (2019) Review Horror

Hellboy (2019) Review

Hellboy (2019) Review was last modified: August 16th, 2025 by Craig Holton

Troll (1986) Review Horror

Troll (1986) Review

Troll (1986) Review was last modified: May 6th, 2025 by Craig Holton

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019) Review Movie

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019) Review

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil makes a genuine attempt to spread its wings Well, well. Who would have thought in a year of play-it-safe ‘live-action’ remakes – some good, others not so much – Disney would release a beastie like “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil”, an elaborate fantasy epic that, for better or worse, swings for fences ..

The Tall Guy (1989) Review Movie

The Tall Guy (1989) Review

The Tall Guy comes up short There are a lot of firsts on offer in modest 1989 Britcom “The Tall Guy”: it’s the feature directorial debut of Mel Smith and it’s the first feature film script by Richard Curtis. It also features the theatrical film debut of Emma Thompson and, briefly, Jason Isaacs. Blogathon man ..

Bad CGI Sharks (2019) Review Shark Weak

Bad CGI Sharks (2019) Review

Close the beaches or the Bad CGI Sharks might get you There are great shark movies. And there are bad shark movies. And then there are great bad shark movies. Opening this year’s Shark Weak 3, we take a look at a forthcoming movie that definitely falls into that latter category. Reminiscent of Shark Weak ..

Tag (2015) Review Horror

Tag (2015) Review

Tag (2015) Review was last modified: May 6th, 2025 by Craig Holton

Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019) Review Movie

Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019) Review

Veni, vidi, risi The original run of the “Horrible Histories” TV series was one of those lightning-in-a-bottle shows, a perfect match between writing and casts and while this “Rotten Romans” big-screen spin-off unfortunately doesn’t have any of the series main cast, it does manage to get closer to the anarchic edutainment fun of its roots ..