Fortitude‘s overhyped first two episodes have left me feeling – Nordic noir? More like Nordic Meh! This one-off series (which, no doubt if ratings do well will get commissioned for another), is set in a …
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Jimi: All Is By My Side on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Jimi: All Is By My Side looks at the life of Jimi Hendrix, a unique performer who died at the age of 27 but whom is one of a number of artists, including The Doors …
Continue readingGrim Fandango Remastered on PC – The DVDfever Review
Grim Fandango Remastered is, as you’d expect, the remastered version of the game which was last available to buy approximately 15 years ago, and it was a swan song to adventures of old and the …
Continue readingLittle Big Planet 3 on PS3 – The DVDfever Review
Little Big Planet 3 is the first LBP game I’ve played on the PS3 and, in fact, to date I’ve only ever played the original game on the PSP but I loved it with a …
Continue readingCucumber, Banana and Tofu – Series 1 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Cucumber, banana and tofu are the stages of male sexual arousal, and the first in a new series from Russell T Davies This first entry in the series, and the trilogy, concentrated on Henry (Vincent …
Continue readingCatastrophe – Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Catastrophe is a new six-part sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney. Sharon and Rob play… Sharon and Rob, and have a one-night stand after a chance meeting in a bar. It’s all very casual …
Continue readingBirdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Birdman, or to give it its full title, “Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“, stars Michael Keaton as has-been actor Riggan Thompson, whose glory days are behind him, hence the rather self-referential aspect to …
Continue readingWhiplash – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Whiplash stars the relatively unknown (to me, at least) Miles Teller as Andrew, a student who loves drumming. Schaffer University music bod Terrence Fletcher (JK Simmons) also loves his drumming, as he spots the lad’s …
Continue readingCyberbully – The DVDfever Review – Maisie Williams Channel 4 drama
Cyberbully stars Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as 16-year-old Casey Jacobs, a girl who uses social networking aplenty – Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat… all that sort of thing. For some reason, her Spotify account is playing …
Continue readingFoxcatcher – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Foxcatcher begins with Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum, who usually restricts himself to goofball comedies), a socially-awkward character, telling a group of schoolchildren about how he takes part in wrestling because it enabled him to win …
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