Michael… It’s not a biopic, but a Coronation of a Nonce. In fact, it’s the not-true story of pop music’s most notorious kiddy-fiddler who got away with it, because money talks and facts take a …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’
California Schemin’ opens in 2003, and centering around Dundee-based real-life rappers Billy Boyd (Samuel Bottomley – The Teacher Series 1, Ghost Stories) and Gavin Bain (Seamus McLean Ross), sending demos to record companies, and getting …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THEY WILL KILL YOU!
They Will Kill You opens with Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz – Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die) on the run with her sister, Maria, away from their abusive dad, but getting separated to the point …
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Stand By Me 40th Anniversary – The DVDfever Cinema Review – A spellbinding first-time experience!
Stand By Me is one of those films I’ve somehow not got round to seeing until now, when it’s been projected onto the big screen for its 40th Anniversary, and what a spellbinding experience! At …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE!
The Magic Faraway Tree is an Enid Blyton novel, obviously updated a bit for the big screen, given how Claire Foy (H Is For Hawk), as Polly Thompson, is a “fridge designer”, yet stupidly quits …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE DRAMA!
The Drama centres around young couple Emma (Zendaya – Challengers) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson – Mickey 17), who are planning to get married, with both talking to their respective best friends – Rachel (Alana Haim …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of APNAS!
Apnas opens with arguments in Pakisani households, and everyone acting like children. Amongst them, Majid (Asim Ashraf) – now a hot-headed twat, calling himself MK, who has had a lifelong sibling rivalry with cousin Awais …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of FUZE!
Fuze… Danger UXB! IT’s a World War II bomb! And since it’s taking place in a building site, there’s a fair amount of workspace for Major Will Tranter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 28 Years Later) and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of UNDERTONE!
Undertone centres around Evy (Nina Kiri) and Justin (Adam DiMarco – Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen), spending several weeks recording a podcast, which is basically just listening to weird audio, often with backwards …
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BFI FLARE 2026 Review by Helen M Jerome
BFI FLARE 2026 by Helen M Jerome: Spring finally arrives, and so does the BFI Flare Festival. And the quality feels better every time it comes around. What’s more, it goes boldly into big issues …
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