I Want You Back means that Valentine’s Day is coming up, so every writer feels they must pump out a romcom. Some find the right blend between rom and com, while some are as much …
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Being The Ricardos – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Nicole Kidman
Being The Ricardos takes us behind the scenes of I Love Lucy, and the lives of the couple both offscreen and on, Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem). Back in those days, …
Continue readingEncounter – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Riz Ahmed
Encounter is a new thriller starring Riz Ahmed (Four Lions, The Sound of Metal) in which the aliens are coming to town! Early on, something crash-lands to Earth, with a loud bang, triggering car alarms …
Continue readingAfter We Fell – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Josephine Langford
After We Fell, I understand, is the third of four ‘After…’ films, and I haven’t seen either of the first two, so I don’t know how much of a disadvantage I’m at if I don’t …
Continue readingMadres – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Ariana Guerra
Madres is a new Amazon Prime / Blumhouse movie for Halloween, and starts well, as Diana (Ariana Guerra) and Beto (Tenoch Huerta) have left Mexico, settled in the US, and moved into a new house. …
Continue readingThe Manor – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Barbara Hershey
The Manor centres around Judith (Barbara Hershey), a former ballet dancer, then teacher, but as she reaches 70, time catches up with us all and following a stroke and receiving treatment for Parkinson’s disease, she …
Continue readingBlack As Night – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Keith David
Black As Night means it’s time for zombies again, and they’re partial to eating hobos… Leading the charge is Shawna (Asjha Cooper), who fancies Chris (Craig Tate). Safe to say, before long, she’s bitten by …
Continue readingBingo Hell – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Adriana Barraza
Bingo Hell centres around the town of Oak Springs, where every business is going bust, and they all need a lift in their lives. Enter Mr Big (Richard Brake), who has ‘BIG WINNER’ for a …
Continue readingBirds of Paradise – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Diana Silvers
Birds of Paradise centres around a ballet dance-off contest against professional dancers, where the prize is join the Opéra national de Paris, the two leads – Kate (Diana Silvers) and Marine (Kristine Froseth) – having …
Continue readingThe Mad Women’s Ball – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video – Mélanie Laurent
The Mad Women’s Ball is a pet project for Mélanie Laurent (The Concert, Oxygen), who has directed and written the screenplay for this, based on a novel by Victoria Mas and set in 1885, in …
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