A Late Quartet begins with the band appearing on stage and getting ready to perform. But Peter (Christopher Walken, below) feels his time with the band is coming to an end, after 25 years. This …
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The Eagles: Farewell 1 Tour – Live from Melbourne on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Eagles: Farewell 1 Tour – Live from Melbourne was originally released on DVD in 2005, so it’s been a long time coming to Blu-ray, but is very welcome nonetheless. Shot in Melbourne, at the …
Continue readingCompliance – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Compliance is one of the most compelling and intense films I’ve seen in a long time and takes place at a fast food joint which, to me, feels like the equivalent of a shitty Little …
Continue readingG.I. Joe Retaliation IMAX 3D – The DVDfever Cinema Review
G.I. Joe Retaliation – Hmm… at first this film seemed like it was bordering on the verge of Capricorn One territory when, early on, almost all of the ‘Joes’ are wiped out in an attack …
Continue readingHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Hansel & Gretel – everyone knows the fairy tale about these siblings, where they came across a house made of candy in the forest, ate some of it, then went inside and encounted a witch …
Continue readingStolen – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Stolen opens with a great sequence with Will Montomery (Nicolas Cage) committing a $10m heist with Vincent (Josh Lucas), seemingly unknowingly while being watched by the FBI, while partners-in-crime Riley (Malin Akerman) and Hoyt (M.C. …
Continue readingThe Paperboy – The DVDfever Cinema review
The Paperboy – Before I saw this, I wanted to like it more than I did. This was because it’s got two great lead actors who can pull off a blinding performance when they’ve got …
Continue readingSightseers on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Sightseers: Three months into any relationship and couples are still trying to find out what makes each other tick. At this point for Sightseers Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show girlfriend Tina (Alice Lowe) his …
Continue readingAmour on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Amour begins with firemen breaking into a flat in France, where they discover Anne’s (Emmanuelle Riva) deceased corpse lying on her bed, elegantly dressed, eyes closed and with flower petals scattered around her. Her husband …
Continue readingOz: The Great and Powerful – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Oz: The Great and Powerful: (Spoilers ahead) I really didn’t fancy this at all. I mean, with a very few honourable exceptions (X-Men First Class, Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom) prequels are uniformly …
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