Breaking The Waves follows one of Lars Von Trier‘s habits of starting with a happy scenario before tragedy quickly sneaks its way in. Here, shy, religious Bess McNeill (Emily Watson) marries laddish oil rig worker …
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The London Film Festival 2014 Part 3: The Documentary Is Alive And Well…
The London Film Festival 2014‘s first part brought you English-language movies, and in Part 2 we looked at features from the rest of the world. Traditionally we like to hand out our virtual LFF awards …
Continue readingX-Men: Days of Future Past 3D on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
X-Men: Days of Future Past seems to have taken a very long time to come to the cinema, rather like Mr Peabody and Sherman, although this time not quite as long. Normally, films only take …
Continue readingInterstellar in 70mm IMAX – The DVDfever cinema review
Interstellar – it’s difficult to know where to begin with this film, especially since I saw it at a 10.15am screening and, on re-entering reality, my brain was left totally nuked for the day. It …
Continue readingTaxi on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Taxi begins with Daniel’s (Samy Naceri) last day at Pizza Joe and he’s done a lap of Marseilles on his delivery scooter to mark his final shift. However, just as he’s getting down to business …
Continue readingThe London Film Festival 2014 Part 2: Voyage of Discovery
The London Film Festival 2014‘s first part of our round-up brought you reviews of the English language feature films coming your way. But there are just as many amazing movies being made in the rest …
Continue readingSuper Mario Bros: The Original Motion Picture – Blu-ray Special Edition – The DVDfever Review
Super Mario Bros is a film I avoided at the time because (a) it didn’t look great, and (b) most videogames just do not make good films. However, a re-release, years down the line, gives …
Continue readingThe London Film Festival 2014 Part 1: Mainstream
The London Film Festival 2014 has come and gone, and once again, Helen M Jerome has been watching many a movie, and now brings you the first of three parts of her look back at …
Continue readingSpandau Ballet: Soul Boys of the Western World: 3-disc Special Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Spandau Ballet: Soul Boys of the Western World starts in Islington, London in the early ’60s, showing the band – Tony Hadley (Vocals), Gary Kemp (Songwriter, Guitar), Martin Kemp (Bass Guitar), Steve Norman (Guitar, Percussion, …
Continue readingWithnail and I: Limited Edition on Blu-ray/DVD dual-format – The DVDfever Review
Withnail and I is one of those films where everything comes together to make a pivotal point in the world’s film industry, which is so good that, had it not been invented, the world would’ve …
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