Point Break 2015 is another of those entities that didn’t need to be remade, very much like Dad’s Army and Ghostbusters as well as countless others over the recent past. Charisma-vacuum Luke Bracey does his …
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Asian Connection on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Asian Connection is the first new Steven Seagal movie – with him in a lead role – I’ve seen in possibly two decades. In the meantime there was Machete where he attempted to do away …
Continue readingFive Pillars on DVD – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Five Pillars begins just as Darren (Tom Bott) has returned from Afghanistan, struggling to fit in now he’s back on Civvy Street, especially with the UK deep in recession. Even three years on from when …
Continue readingOrthodox on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Orthodox centres around Stephen Graham as Benjamin, a boxer-turned-butcher who’s still forced to fight because money is tight. The recession has hit his family business hard, so in order to make ends meet, long-time friend …
Continue readingRoobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Roobarb and Custard is one of many classic TV series from my childhood, the original of which was made in 1974 when I was just two, so I mostly remember it as it was repeated …
Continue readingI Am Wrath on DVD – The DVDfever Review
I Am Wrath gave me high hopes as it came from Chuck Russell, the same director as Arnie’s 1996 action epic Eraser, even if that was 20 years ago. John Travolta had a career resurgence …
Continue readingA War (Krigen) on DVD – The DVDfever Review
A War doesn’t take long to get across the horrors of conflict when we see a soldier become a victim of an IED, or improvised explosive device – namely, a landmine. Following this, their commanding …
Continue readingGrandma on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Grandma, we love you. Grandma, we do. Yes, I couldn’t help but start with with a reference to that track. After all, how many other films am I going to review with this same title, …
Continue readingWe’ll Never Have Paris on DVD – The DVDfever Review
We’ll Never Have Paris is an actor/writer/co-director project for Simon Helberg as Quinn, a nerdy Jewish commitment-phobe in New York, having problems with his eyesight, debating with the idea of proposing to his girlfriend, Devon …
Continue readingChronic on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Chronic is so-called as David (Tim Roth) is a carer who visits people with chronic health conditions – some dying – giving them assistance, even to the point of washing them because they can’t do …
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