High-Rise is classed as one of those ‘unfilmable novels’, although I don’t read books, probably having been put off early in life by being given Duncton Wood to read while I was in hospital. It …
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Mustang on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Mustang centres on Lale (Günes Sensoy), a young girl growing up with her sisters, and living with their grandmother and uncle, both being particularly harsh on them after having looked after them for 10 years, …
Continue readingGhostbusters (III) 2016 – Film of the Year!*– The DVDfever Cinema Review
If there’s something weird… in you neighbourhood… and it don’t look good… what must it be? Paul Feig‘s reboot of Ghostbusters! Ghostbusters (III) starts off very well with some mysterious and spooky goings-on during a …
Continue readingQueen Of Earth on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Queen Of Earth is a strong drama about how long-term friendships don’t always last. This will happen to all of us at some point. You’re inseparable or, at least, can’t imagine life without them, and …
Continue readingAllegiant: The Divergent Series on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Allegiant is the third film in the Divergent series where, like with The Hunger Games, the final one of three books was divided into two when it came to the movies. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay …
Continue readingAnomalisa on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Anomalisa centres around Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a man in his 50s, and a self-help guru who has travelled to Cincinatti to give a talk on customer service. His life is boring and he can’t …
Continue readingRemainder – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Remainder stars Tom Sturridge as Tom, a man from London. Have you had a trip or fall, recently? Well, he’s certainly had an accident, as debris from above crashes down and puts him in a …
Continue readingHighlander 30th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Highlander is a film I’ve seen a couple of times before now, but it’s been a long time since I last saw it and, 30 years on from its theatrical release, it’s good to reconnect …
Continue readingThe Swinging Cheerleaders on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Swinging Cheerleaders is a film which promised a lot more from the title than the content delivered. Kate (Jo Johnston) writes for her college newspaper and wants to get on her feminist soapbox about …
Continue readingSon of Saul on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Son of Saul leads with Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig) as one of the ‘Sonderkommando’, a term used for a certain group of prisoners who lived separate from the rest of the prisoners at Auschwitz. Set …
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