James Mottram
James Mottram is a freelance film journalist, author of books that dive deep into films like Die Hard and Tenet, and a regular guest on the Total Film podcast. You'll find his writings on 12DOVE and Total Film, and in newspapers and magazines from across the world like The Times, The Independent, The i, Metro, The National, Marie Claire, and MindFood.
Latest articles by James Mottram
Free Fire review: "Loud, ripe, violent, bloody, and blackly funny"
By James Mottram published
Movie review
Logan review: "The gritty, R-rated Wolverine movie we've all been waiting for"
By Lauren O'Callaghan, James Mottram published
movie review
John Wick: Chapter 2 review: "Stunning fights, relentless action and a super-cool Keanu"
By James Mottram published
Movie review
Assassin's Creed review: "Valiant, but flawed. If only they’d had a better script"
By James Mottram published
Movie review
Bad Santa 2 review: "A tired sequel that lacks the first film’s festive freshness"
By James Mottram published
Movie review
Doctor Strange review: "It sprinkles some fresh ingredients into the MCU pot"
By James Mottram published
Review
The Girl on the Train review: "This year’s Gone Girl? Not a chance"
By James Mottram published
Review
The Nice Guys review: "The Crowe/Gosling partnership drives Black’s lurid comedy at top speed"
By James Mottram published
Movie Review
The Huntsman: Winter's War review
By James Mottram published
Movie review Get to the chopper!
Gore, guns and kick-ass heroines - on the set of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
By James Mottram published
Feature
The Last Witch Hunter review
By James Mottram published
Movie review Something insipid this way comes…
Jurassic World review
By James Mottram published
Movie review The series gets its rex drive back…
Clouds Of Sils Maria review
By James Mottram published
Movie review The hills are alive…with bitching.
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