Free Fire has a simple premise – an arms deal goes wrong. Tetchy people with itchy trigger fingers lead to guns being shot when it really wasn’t necessary, as everything was almost about to go …
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Personal Shopper on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Personal Shopper is one of the weirdest films I’ll see all year, so the quirky and incredibly alluring Kristen Stewart makes for a perfect fit as Maureen Cartwright, a personal shopper for demanding model boss …
Continue readingA Quiet Passion on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
A Quiet Passion looks at the life of American Poet Emily Dickinson, portrayed as a young schoolgirl by Emma Bell, but as events move forward into adulthood, the bulk of the movie sees her played …
Continue readingStormy Monday Special Edition on Blu-ray and DVD combo – The DVDfever Review
Stormy Monday takes place during America Week in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, so events will be carried out over more than the one day that the name might imply. (Yes, it’s title of the 1948 song from T-Bone …
Continue readingPulse Special Edition (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) on Blu-ray and DVD combo – The DVDfever Review
Pulse is a Japanese horror film from 2001 which didn’t see a release in the US until as late as November 2005, and this release has been pending on Arrow’s books for a fair while, …
Continue readingUnderworld: Blood Wars on 3D Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Underworld: Blood Wars is the fifth in the ‘Vampires vs Werewolves’ action/horror series, only four of which have started Kate Beckinsale as ‘death dealer’ Selene, but if you’re not up to speed, then Blood Wars …
Continue readingOne-Eyed Jacks Special Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
One-Eyed Jacks is a film I reviewed by chance, and which has completely turned around my opinion of its lead actor and director, Marlon Brando. Generally, when I review films, I put in a request, …
Continue readingThe Hatton Garden Job on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Hatton Garden Job is a relatively quick turnaround for a real-life heist which took place in April 2015, so its cinema release was just two years after that. Matthew Goode narrates as the unnamed …
Continue readingResident Evil: The Final Chapter on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: before this even began I knew that, in a few years, I’d be back in almost the same seat to watch No.7 in the series. Oddly, this one didn’t start …
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 …
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