Tracey Ullman’s Show is the comedienne’s first programme for UK television since ITV’s Girls On Top back in 1983 and presumably she couldn’t call it the more customary title of The Tracey Ullman Show as …
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45 Years on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
45 Years is nearly the amount of time since Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff Mercer (Tom Courtenay) have been married and they’re now preparing for their anniversary celebrations, which are just a few days away …
Continue readingSnoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie – The DVDfever Review
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie was originally billed with a title comprised of just the last three words, but was changed to the longer one as if the studio had zero confidence that …
Continue readingAmy – The DVDfever Review
Amy Winehouse is someone whose music I – and I know I’m possibly in a minority – never really cared for. There were a couple of decent songs, such as Back To Black, and she …
Continue readingThe Hateful Eight – The DVDfever Review – Quentin Tarantino’s latest gun-show is a huge misfire
The Hateful Eight starts with two of the octet, hangman John Ruth (Kurt Russell) taking his prisoner, Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), to Red Rock to hang. What’s her crime? Well, you’ll find that out …
Continue readingAmerican Ultra – The DVDfever Review
American Ultra had one of the best trailers of 2015 (below), building the tale slowly of Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg), a regular stoner working in a convenience store, daydreaming of a better life as a …
Continue readingDope on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Dope begins by telling us the title can be described in three ways – something that’s excellent, someone who is an idiot, or slang for recreational and illegal drugs. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is a typical …
Continue readingStraight Outta Compton: Director’s Cut on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Straight Outta Compton is a film I very much wanted to see at the cinema, but before I did, I learned there was a Director’s Cut due out on Blu-ray in due course. For purists, …
Continue readingThe Transporter Refuelled on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Transporter Refuelled… or was it The Transporter Refueled? Yes, that ‘l’ makes all the difference. Or at least tells in which country you’re watching it. Frank Martin (Ed Skrein) never breaks a sweat, he …
Continue readingThe Husbands Of River Song – Doctor Who: Christmas Episode 2015 – The DVDfever Review
The Husbands Of River Song finds Peter Capaldi‘s Doctor back in upbeat mode having been inadvertently completely forget all about Clara Oswald following the events of the Series 9 finale. It’s Christmas Day 5343 and, …
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