Robbie Coltrane Archives

GoldenEye (1995)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 1, 2001James Bond Film

The 17th James Bond film, the first featuring Pierce Brosnan who gives a dazzlingly ruthless performance. The series is rebooted and takes the opportunity to reconstruct the mythos in terms of modern politics in ways that often take you aback

Director: Martin Campbell

Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Judi Dench, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 February 200126 October 2025 by Roog

The World is Not Enough (1999)

Rating: ★★★½

Nov 20, 1999James Bond Film

The third and best of Pierce Brosnan's outings as James Bond. All the aspects of the formula are contained within a strong plot and Sophie Marceau proves a standout in a role that combines both villain and love interest

Director: Michael Apted

Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 November 199916 November 2021 by Roog

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 30, 2003Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation

A fairly reasonable tv mini-series adaptation of Lewis Carroll – a version that excels in terms of design and in using The Jim Henson Workshop to bring the Wonderland creatures to life

Director: Nick Willing

Actors: Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Christopher Lloyd, …

Category: Fantasy

30 June 200315 February 2026 by Roog

From Hell (2001)

Rating: ★★

Oct 21, 2001Jack the Ripper

Disappointing attempt, based on a Alan Moore graphic novel, to depict the Jack the Ripper killings. The film feels over-produced and slides off the cliff by throwing its weight behind one of the more ludicrous and implausible Ripper theories

Director: Albert Hughes, Alen Hughes, The Hughes Brothers

Actors: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, …

Category: Horror

21 October 20011 March 2025 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Rating: ★★

Nov 18, 2001Young Wizard

The first of the Harry Potter films. The first is the weakest and lumbers due to being placed in the hands of the perpetually banal Chris Columbus who allows visual effects wow and simplistic emotional cues to dominate

Director: Chris Columbus

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, …

Category: Fantasy

18 November 200114 March 2026 by Roog

On the Nose (2001)

Rating: ★★

Mar 30, 2003Severed Head Predicts Horse Races/Comedy

Irish-made comedy with Robbie Coltrane who has a Aborigine head in a jar that can predict horse races

Director: David Caffrey

Actors: Robbie Coltrane, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Norton, Brenda Blethyn, …

Category: Fantasy

30 March 200324 January 2025 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Rating: ★★

Dec 6, 2002Young Wizard

The second of the Harry Potter films and better than its predecessor. Chris Columbus has his tendency to overblown effects more in check but that does leave the film more dependent on J.K. Rowling's contrived deus ex machina plotting

Director: Chris Columbus

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, …

Category: Fantasy

6 December 20021 July 2021 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 15, 2004Young Wizard

The third Harry Potter film where it seems all that it took for the series to become quite good was the exit of the perpetually banal Chris Columbus and the entry of a new director in Alfonso Cuaron

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, …

Category: Fantasy

15 June 200430 October 2025 by Roog

Van Helsing (2004)

Rating: ★

May 12, 2004Monster Hunter/Famous Monster Bash

Stephen Sommers conducts a big-budget rehash of a 1940s Universal monster bash. A film so overloaded with CGI bombast and general overkill it becomes utterly absurd.

Director: Stephen Sommers

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, …

Category: Horror

12 May 200422 October 2021 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 26, 2005Young Wizard

Fourth of the Harry Potter films and one that feels much more seamless and sure of itself as a story. The problem is the absurd contrivation of J.K. Rowling's weak story that wheels out every sports movie cliche in the book

Director: Mike Newell

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Gleeson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, …

Category: Fantasy

26 November 200510 December 2024 by Roog

Stormbreaker (2006)

Rating: ★½

Nov 10, 2006Teenage Spy

Film adaptation of a popular series of Young Adult books about a teenage spy. Made not long after the Austin Powers films, this seems unable to decide if it is being serious or a parody

Director: Geoffrey Sax

Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Nighy, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 November 20065 August 2026 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Rating: ★★★½

Jul 11, 2007Young Wizard

The fifth and in my opinion the best of the Harry Potter films. It is the first film where we see the darkening of emotions and the children growing up as storm clouds gather. Much of the show is stolen by Imelda Staunton

Director: David Yates

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, …

Category: Fantasy

11 July 200714 March 2026 by Roog

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 11, 2008Animation/Talking Animal Adventures

Appealingly old-fashioned film about chivalry and heroism, much quieter than the other animation out there but this still holds its own

Director: Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, …

Category: Fantasy

11 January 20084 April 2025 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 17, 2009Young Wizard

Sixth of the Harry Potter films, this feels like a step back from what its predecessor built up. The film suffers from trying to cram all of J.K. Rowling's book into its running time and ends up being frustratingly mannered

Director: David Yates

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, …

Category: Fantasy

17 July 200914 March 2026 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)

Rating: ★★★

Nov 17, 2010Young Wizard

The penultimate chapter in the Harry Potter series surprisingly strips out most of the effects and is much slower, more character driven, while moving the saga towards an epic conclusion

Director: David Yates

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, John Hurt, …

Category: Fantasy

17 November 201030 October 2025 by Roog

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 15, 2011Young Wizard

I've never been a huge fan of the Harry Potter series but the final chapter rounds out the boy wizard saga in rousing style, mounting an epic-sized battle and finding characters depths that hold some of the best writing of the series

Director: David Yates

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, …

Category: Fantasy

15 July 20111 July 2021 by Roog

Brave (2012)

Rating: ★★½

Jun 21, 2012Pixar Animation/Animal Transformation

A real head-scratcher from Pixar that seems to have been pitched as a cross between Braveheart and Disney's Brother Bear. The usual Pixar humour and polish makes for a mostly amiable film but never lifts the show out of a lame duck premise

Director: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell

Actors: Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, …

Category: Fantasy

21 June 201210 September 2025 by Roog