The Great Escaper clearly plays on the World War II movie title from the ’60s, but in this case, it relates to a true story, albeit one I wasn’t aware of… then again, it harks …
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Blackberry – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton
Blackberry is quite possibly one of the best films of the year, even for someone who never had one, but whose favourite mobile phones were the T-Mobile G1 and G2 (also known as the HTC …
Continue readingThe Exorcist: Believer – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Ellen Burstyn
The Exorcist: Believer… where to start? This is technically a direct sequel to the 1973 The Exorcist – a film I didn’t like when I first saw it when I was younger, but did enjoy …
Continue readingSaw X – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith
Saw X was techncially part of a double-bill, which I saw alongside Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie – although to be more accurate, part of five films, also adding in The Old Oak, The Creator …
Continue readingPaw Patrol: The Mighty Movie – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Mckenna Grace
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie begins with a short film – Dora and the Fantastical Creatures – which is thankfully brief at just five minutes in length, before we move on to the main feature, …
Continue readingDumb Money – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Paul Dano
Dumb Money is the term given for individual investors buying stock in a company, in case you’re wondering… as I was, but this does get spelled out along the way. Taking the lead in this …
Continue readingThe Creator – The DVDfever Cinema Review – John David Washington, Gemma Chan
The Creator is a much-hyped new sci-fi concept movie from Gareth Edwards, who in the past decade brought us the great Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but the poor 2014 variant of Godzilla. This …
Continue readingThe Old Oak – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Ken Loach
The Old Oak – so-called because it’s the name of the last remaining pub in the area – opens with one of many Syrian families moving into Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, the area run-down and deprived like …
Continue readingExpend4bles – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
Expend4bles… aka, The Expendables 4, sees most of the original crew back, but with such a dumb plot, beginning with Barney (Sylvester Stallone – The Family Stallone) wanting his finger ring back, after losing it …
Continue readingRise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Craig Fairbrass
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance is the sixth film in a franchise of which I’ve been aware, but never seen before. I see the first film was released in cinemas, but most of the others …
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