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The Secret shows that while school can be a fairly isolating place at the best of times – and we’ve all been there, some things just aren’t panning out the way an average school day …
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Five 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 …
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The 5th Wave on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The 5th Wave is another of those ‘end of the world’ sci-fi dramas, this being at the behest of aliens, referred to as “The Others”, but I do like all of this sort of nonsense. …
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Dirty Grandpa: Extended Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Dirty Grandpa sets its stall out early, naming Robert De Niro‘s character Dick. His wife has just died and he needs a release, and that involves attempting to sleep with hot college girls, with Lenore …
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X-Men: Apocalypse – The DVDfever Cinema Review
X-Men: Apocalypse begins back in Ancient Egypt, around 3600 BCE (Before Common Era – I had to look that up. I presume it means, before Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr, aka the rapper known as Common, …
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Orthodox 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 …
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Roobarb 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 …
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I 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 …
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A 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 …
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Room on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Room An 11ft-square room, to be precise. This is a film which really didn’t grab me by its premise of a mother and her son in the one location, even though I have loved some …
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