Bet centres around high-school girl Yumeko (Miku Martineau – Kate), a compulsive gambler, who’s caught playing poker in detention, but amongst everything she’s been up to in life, she gets expelled, and sent to St …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE UNINVITED!
The Uninvited centres around wealthy couple Rose (Elizabeth Reaser), a middle-aged actress who’s now struggling to get the roles that go to younger women, and her film star agent husband, Sammy (Walton Goggins – American …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MR BURTON!
Mr Burton is a drama set in Port Talbot, 1942, which, for some reason, took a whole month to reach Odeon, but then they’ve had problems with other distributors lately, including Lionsgate, which is why …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE GAME on CHANNEL 5!
The Game centres around retiring cop Huw Miller (Jason Watkins), who failed to catch a killer known as The Ripton Stalker, back in the day, even though he looks like he couldn’t catch a cold. …
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BFI Flare Festival 2025 by Helen M Jerome – The DVDfever Review
BFI Flare Festival 2025: Every time the BFI Flare Festival comes around, it feels bigger and bolder, and plunges into all sorts of genres with just their LGBTQIA+ flavour linking them. This year’s schedule was …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA!
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Den of Thieves, an absolutely storming cop thriller with Gerard Butler (Plane) in one of his finest roles to date. Hence, I was so …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DOCTOR WHO: THE STORY AND THE ENGINE (Season 2 Episode 5)
The Story And The Engine is the fifth episode of Season 2… or, perhaps Series 15 or Series 45. Oh, where to begin with this one? Doctor Who is massively tanking in the ratings, and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES!
Final Destination: Bloodlines got an early screening at my local Cineworld for those who went to watch a double-bill with the original 2000 film, simply titled, Final Destination, approximately a week before the official release. …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of NONNAS on NETFLIX!
Nonnas is a gentle comedy/drama, based upon the life story of Jody Scaravella, but here with Vince Vaughn as the similarly-named Joe Scaravella. From being a young kid, he’s always been obsessed with the food …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE TRIAL on CHANNEL 5!
The Trial is a new one-off drama for Channel 5, which opens with the explanatory text:“When a minor is arrested for a serious crime, parents can be charged as accessories, if unable to show a …
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