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Around the World in 80 Days stars David Tennant as world explorer-to-be Phileas Fogg, and he’s offered a wager of £20,000, which is half his fortune, and the cash equivalent today being almost £2m. In …
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The Mezzotint: A Ghost Story for Christmas – The DVDfever Review – Rory Kinnear
The Mezzotint: A Ghost Story for Christmas is set almost 100 years ago in 1922, and begins with museum creator Edward Williams (Rory Kinnear – Ridley Road) playing golf before chancing across a rather odd …
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A Very British Scandal – The DVDfever Review – Claire Foy, Paul Bettany
A Very British Scandal made me think I’d seen this title before, but that was actually A Very English Scandal, the 2018 Jeremy Thorpe drama with Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw. This is technically ‘series …
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The Abominable Snow Baby – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Terry Pratchett
The Abominable Snow Baby comes from the mind of the late Terry Pratchett, and while this animation looked interesting to check out, I’m someone who’s partly familiar with his works, but not someone who’s actually …
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Swan Song – The DVDfever Review – Mahershala Ali – Apple TV+
Swan Song stars Mahershala Ali (Green Book) as Cameron Turner, who’s terminally ill. But he’s trying to find a way round that. The film is set in the near future, in a time of self-driving …
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Last Train To Christmas – The DVDfever Review – Sky Cinema – Michael Sheen
Last Train To Christmas is set entirely on a train, and begins on Christmas Eve, 1985, with the film’s opening 16:9 aspect ratio neatly changing back to 4:3. After embarking on the vehicle in question, …
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I Literally Just Told You – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Jimmy Carr
I Literally Just Told You – the gameshow where anything said could be a question because… Jimmy Carr literally just told us. Yes, Mr Carr needs to top up his pension again. Dom RobinsonReviewer of …
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With Love – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Emeraude Toubia
With Love is out in time for Christmas, which is a good idea because that’s what it’s based around. Plus, brother and sister Lily and Jorge Diaz (above) are out to find love in time …
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The Girl Before – The DVDfever Review – Gugu Mbatha-Raw – BBC drama
The Girl Before begins with Emma (Jessica Plummer) moving into a minimalist house with Simon (Ben Hardy), but while the building would be Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs‘ wet dream, there’s a number of catches …
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Being The Ricardos – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime – Nicole Kidman
Being The Ricardos takes us behind the scenes of I Love Lucy, and the lives of the couple both offscreen and on, Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem). Back in those days, …
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