The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is the film which director Terry Gilliam has been spending almost half his life trying to bring to the screen, as it’s been almost 30 years in the making. …
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Offspring and The Woman Special Edition – The DVDfever Review – Pollyanna McIntosh
Offspring is a film about cannibals in Michigan, even if I did think I detected Antipodean accents amongst the cast. Starting low key, it’s one thing for a man to step outside and spot a …
Continue readingMerry Christmas Mr Lawrence Special Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review – David Bowie
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence is another of those major dramas which was released when I was far too young to *get* them, and just haven’t got round to seeing ever since, and so come to …
Continue readingA Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood (or Neighborhood, in the US) centres around Fred Rogers – best known on TV as “Mr Rogers” (Tom Hanks), a man who dominated US TV from 1968 – and …
Continue readingThe Iron Mask – The DVDfever Review – Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Iron Mask is the UK title for a 2019 film which has had no end of different monikers. It’s actually the sequel to a 2014 film called Viy (more on that in a bit), …
Continue readingSnowpiercer on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review – Chris Evans
Snowpiercer is one of those films I meant to get round to watching for ages, and then came the news that a Blu-ray was finally being released in the UK. However, like buses, there’s none …
Continue readingThe Rhythm Section – The DVDfever Review – Blake Lively
The Rhythm Section is a tale of revenge for Stephanie Patrick, played by Blake Lively, who I first came across in The Age Of Adaline, a tedious romantic borefest masquerading has having interesting time-bending elements …
Continue readingHoney Boy on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review – Shia LaBeouf
Honey Boy is a film I was drawn to because the older Shia LaBeouf seems to get, the most bizarre films me makes, and often a lot more interesting than what you’d expect from a …
Continue readingLe Mans 66 (aka Ford v Ferrari) on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Le Mans 66 (aka Ford V Ferrari, in the US, and some other countries) looks at the relationship between Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale). Shelby won the 24hr Le Mans in …
Continue readingZombieland: Double Tap on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Zombieland: Double Tap begins brilliantly, as the Columbia lady is approached by two zombies and smacks them both to death with her torch, then twirls it about and holds it aloft once again 🙂 Early …
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