Suicide Squad gets right what Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice got so wrong. Warner Bros thought the way to go was to be all mean and moody and growly for the three weeks it …
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London Has Fallen – The DVDfever Review
London Has Fallen begins with the news that the Prime Minister is dead. For world leaders, it’s a time of great sadness. You could imagine what the reaction would be like on Twitter and Facebook, …
Continue reading10 Cloverfield Lane on DVD – The DVDfever Review
10 Cloverfield Lane: Wow! Well, that’s not a very descriptive review, is it, but this is a film where it’s best to know the bare minimum before you start to watch it, so feel free …
Continue readingJason Bourne – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Jason Bourne is Matt Damon‘s titular hero who gave us ‘Die Hard in a Forgetful Man’s Head‘ in Robert Ludlum‘s Bourne Trilogy, beginning with Doug Liman‘s superb 2002 opener, The Bourne Identity which, even before …
Continue readingPoor Cow on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Poor Cow was Ken Loach‘s first feature-length movie and this is the first time I’ve seen it – another in a long line of films I’ve never got round to seeing until their Blu-ray debut. …
Continue readingI am Setsuna on PC – The DVDfever Review
I am Setsuna: Tokyo RPG Factory’s first game hails back to days gone by, a time when the Super Nintendo was the in-thing (or SEGA Megadrive in my case!) I am Setsuna is similar in …
Continue readingAbsolute Beginners: 30th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Absolute Beginners is one of many Blu-ray premieres released, over the past few years, where I completely missed them first time round. This was largely because it wasn’t the sort of thing I was going …
Continue readingRobot Wars 2016 – Series 8 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Robot Wars has been resurrected after 12 years off-air. Why? Good question. Either way, it gives them a chance to promote it from 6pm tea-time (which now languishes in never-ending quiz-show hell) to Sunday prime …
Continue readingMrs Brown’s Boys Live: Mammy Sutra – The DVDfever Review
Mrs Brown’s Boys Live is my first experience of a full Mrs Brown’s Boys episode, and I can see why I’ve avoided it until now. After three series, a number of Christmas specials and even …
Continue readingStar Trek Beyond – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Star Trek Beyond is the worst title out of the reboots so far as it has no bearing on anything whatsoever and has always felt like a working title, yet is the best of those …
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