Reviews by Max Crawford

Order by: Date, A–Z

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  Under The Skin (2013)

  Review preview for Under The Skin

  A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

  An alien in human form takes a roadtrip across Scotland.
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  The Warrior's Way (2010)

  Review preview for The Warrior's Way

  All too soon the party's over, after a final serving of cheese, and you start to wonder why anyone actually bothered.

  An assassin who refuses to kill a child goes on the run until his enemies corner him in an American gold rush town.
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  Welcome To The Punch (2013)

  Review preview for Welcome To The Punch

  This fine array of actors is charged with safeguarding a plot as weak and confused as a newborn kitten.

  When his son gets in trouble, a retired criminal is forced to return to the city where a detective is still determined to catch him.
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  Wanted (2008)

  Review preview for Wanted

  In terms of awesome per second, Wanted just set a new record.

  Comic adaptation about an ordinary young man who becomes an elite agent of justice.
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  Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)

  Review preview for Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

  A few scenes are likely to genuinely terrify younger viewers, but Wonka would be the first to point out that children ought to be terrified now and then.

  A little boy wins a golden ticket to visit the secret workings of a chocolate factory.
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  World War Z (2013)

  Review preview for World War Z

  In a desperate attempt to attach any sort of emotional weight to a lot of running around and shouting, we keep cutting back to his family looking sad.

  A UN employee travels the world trying to find a solution to a zombie pandemic.
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  X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

  Review preview for X-Men: Apocalypse

  Without the all-star cast, it's easy to imagine X-Men: Apocalypse as a dismal failure, but the somewhat nonsensical script is rescued by the performances.

  An ancient, super-powerful mutant arises, planning to kill all humans and with a nasty fate in mind for Charles.
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  X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

  Review preview for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

  This was a great chance to cover one of the most iconic storylines in the history of comics, squandered by not handing the script to a five-year-old child in order to iron out some of the more egregious errors prior to filming.

  Jean Grey struggles with her cosmic powers, tearing the X-Men family apart.