The London Film Festival 2012: Yep, it’s that time again – and there’s a brand new sheriff in charge of the UK’s biggest film festival, says Helen M Jerome. The first thing you notice is …
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Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Moonrise Kingdom is a film I wanted to see because I really enjoyed The Darjeeling Limited and I loved The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. And a film with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Harvey …
Continue readingKilling Them Softly – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Killing Them Softly starts against the backdrop of late 2008 America, with the impending election that’ll bring either Obama or McCain to power, although the film is very pro-Obama. Now, there’s not a massive amount …
Continue readingHouse at the End of the Street – The DVDfever Cinema Review
It’s a lovely day for a double murder as, for no apparent reason, a young girl overpowers and kills her parents. This happens to happen in… altogether now… the House At The End Of The …
Continue readingThe Raid on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Raid… It’s difficult to know how to describe the plot in this one. Well, at least in a way that’ll allow me to fill two paragraphs. Unless I realllllllly space it out like this. …
Continue readingThe Cabin in the Woods on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Cabin in the Woods takes five friends to the remote titular cabin where bad things are going to happen. It sounds like a well-worn idea, but that is most definitely not the case with …
Continue readingTotal Recall (2012) – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Total Recall – Where to begin? I could go into detail about the basics of the plot, but if you’ve seen the original several times then this will feel mostly like a bog-standard retread. Oh, …
Continue readingThe Expendables 2 – The DVDfever Cinema Review
The Expendables 2: Right, the plot of this film is…., erm…. Well, they’re either going into difficult situations to free someone or rescue something important, but then later on they have a bigger issue with …
Continue readingLockout on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Lockout begins in Washington DC, and in the year 2079, where Snow (Guy Pearce), an ex-CIA operative, is being quizzed by Scott Langral (Peter Stormare) about what happened one night in a hotel in New …
Continue readingIrvine Welsh’s Ecstasy on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy begins with Lloyd (Adam Sinclair) going over to Amsterdam to get some tablets from Sven (Stefen Hayes), by stuffing them up his back passage, for Solo (Carlo Rota), who runs the nightclub …
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