Partygate is something that shouldn’t have to exist, as a drama. However, it does, because we currently have the most corrupt bunch of bastards in power than I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. When the …
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Back Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – David Mitchell, Robert Webb
Back Series 2 is here, and it’s been a while since series 1 aired, but at the time, Andrew (Robert Webb) had ingratiated himself with everyone at the John Barleycorn pub, and pushing Stephen’s (David …
Continue readingHitmen – The DVDfever Review – Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins
Hitmen is the first scripted sitcom for evergreen pairing Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, aka Mel and Sue, although not for Sue. I remember them first on Channel 4’s daytime show Light Lunch – and …
Continue readingThe Fight – The DVDfever Review – Jessica Hynes
The Fight is the directorial debut of Jessica Hynes (Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Years And Years). She also takes the lead as Tina, a mother whose life is in turmoil her daughter, Emma (Sennia …
Continue readingBandersnatch – Black Mirror 2018 Movie – The DVDfever Review
Bandersnatch is the latest addition to Charlie Brooker‘s Black Mirror stable, and with the trailer being released just yesterday, and with the end of the year approaching and time being limited, I was really hoping …
Continue readingHang Ups Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Stephen Mangan
Hang Ups is, effectively, another of those ‘one room’ comedies, this one the house of Richard Pitt (Stephen Mangan), a therapist whose business collapsed, so today is Day One of working from home (so, a …
Continue readingPrevenge on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review – the film Kill Bill should’ve been
Prevenge is what Kill Bill should’ve been. That may sound like a bold statement, but while Quentin Tarantino’s first three films were superb, the Kill Bill double-bill faltered. The Bride told how she went on …
Continue readingSeance Time – Inside No.9 Series 2 Episode 6 – The DVDfever Review
Seance Time is the final episode of series 2 of Inside No.9, began with a suitably spooky opening as the mysterious Hives (Reece Shearsmith) escorted young lady Tina (Sophie McShera) into a darkened room where …
Continue readingPaddington on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Paddington is the one about the bear from darkest Peru who came to live with the Brown family in London, whilst having a fetish for marmalade sandwiches. From his origins in book form in 1958, …
Continue readingLocke on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Locke is the surname of Ivan Locke, and this is the film where Tom Hardy, as the titular character, is the only one seen onscreen. He’s a construction site foreman and it’s the eve of …
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