Casino Royale was a corker, while Quantum of Solace was lacking any real direction, so all hopes were high for the 50th Anniversary movie, Skyfall. And my hopes were proved right up until the opening …
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The London Film Festival 2012 Part 1: Major Players (Oct 10th-21st)
The London Film Festival 2012 Part 1: We’re going to mix it up a bit for this year’s look back over the London Film Festival. In fact, we’ve got so much to say that DVDfever …
Continue readingResident Evil: Retribution 3D – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D, Apocalypse, Afterlife…. When I went to see the latest film in the series, I just asked for “Resident Evil”, as I lose track of the suffix. All you really need to …
Continue readingLooper – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Looper is, in short, an assassin. The year is 2044 and, as we’re told, time travel doesn’t yet exist, but it will do in the future. 30 years from now, when someone wants to dispatch …
Continue readingThe London Film Festival 2012 Preview (Oct 10th-21st)
The London Film Festival 2012: Yep, it’s that time again – and there’s a brand new sheriff in charge of the UK’s biggest film festival, says Helen M Jerome. The first thing you notice is …
Continue readingKilling Them Softly – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Killing Them Softly starts against the backdrop of late 2008 America, with the impending election that’ll bring either Obama or McCain to power, although the film is very pro-Obama. Now, there’s not a massive amount …
Continue readingHouse at the End of the Street – The DVDfever Cinema Review
It’s a lovely day for a double murder as, for no apparent reason, a young girl overpowers and kills her parents. This happens to happen in… altogether now… the House At The End Of The …
Continue readingTotal Recall (2012) – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Total Recall – Where to begin? I could go into detail about the basics of the plot, but if you’ve seen the original several times then this will feel mostly like a bog-standard retread. Oh, …
Continue readingThe Expendables 2 – The DVDfever Cinema Review
The Expendables 2: Right, the plot of this film is…., erm…. Well, they’re either going into difficult situations to free someone or rescue something important, but then later on they have a bigger issue with …
Continue readingThe Dark Knight Rises in 70mm IMAX – The DVDfever Cinema Review
The Dark Knight Rises: Without a hint of opening credits, Gary Oldman appears onscreen at a press conference, where the world is mourning the death of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Yes, it’d been ages since …
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