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James Croot

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Bio:
When not terrorising opposition footballers with his white Jonah Lomu impersonation and his pre-game taunting on Radio Live, James Croot can be found at what's left of Christchurch's movie houses reviewing films for Graeme Hill's weekend show and The Press newspaper. A man who firmly believes that the mid-1980s were the golden age of cinema, he is also an avowed Kate Winslet devotee...

Films: 86


01 / 01 / 1970

Kon-Tiki

Despite a slightly fractured narrative, Norway’s most expensive cinematic undertaking ever is very much a film of two halves (even... READ FULL REVIEW

01 / 01 / 1970

Gambit

With its eccentric names (Shahbandar), double entendres and slap(stick) and tickle, it’s easy to see what drew the Coen boys... READ FULL REVIEW

02 / 07 / 2013

Rebelle

Somewhat overshadowed by that other young girl in peril tale, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Nguyen’s Oscar-nominated drama is a... READ FULL REVIEW

02 / 05 / 2013

Haute Cuisine

Lovers of gastro-porn and fine French dramedy will lap up this amiable tale which feels like a cross between the... READ FULL REVIEW

04 / 09 / 2012

The Host

Come back Bella and Edward - all is forgiven. Yes, anyone who thought the Twilight quintology represented a low-tide mark... READ FULL REVIEW

01 / 01 / 1970

Liberal Arts

A lament for the loss of book-loving, a paen to the dying art of letter writing -there is a lot... READ FULL REVIEW

07 / 03 / 2012

Great Expectations

Surprisingly just the second proper adaptation of the Dickens classic and staple of university Stage 1 English, this lavishly costumed,... READ FULL REVIEW

10 / 10 / 2012

Hitchcock

Like last year’s My Weekend with Marilyn, this is another excellent, less-than-flattering biopic of a Hollywood icon and fascinating insight... READ FULL REVIEW