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Shogun is a new version of the 1975 James Clavell novel, and I do remember seeing some of the 1980 TV adaptation with Richard Chamberlain, but then I was far too young to appreciate a …
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Bob Marley: One Love – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Kingsley Ben-Adir
Bob Marley: One Love doesn’t chart the entire reggae legend’s career, but mainly, just two years of his life, from 1976, when he wanted to set up a Jamaican peace concert, “Smile Jamaica”, to combat …
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The Iron Claw – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Zac Efron
The Iron Claw is a film that looked great from the trailer, as it tells the real-life tale of the Von Erich wrestling family, and its trademark ‘iron claw’ grip-to-the-face move, first brought in by …
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered on PC / Steam – The DVDfever Review
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered does what it says on the tin, and all for a mere snip of just £20, give or take, depending on any sales or discounts you can find. I won’t go …
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Madame Web – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Dakota Johnson
Madame Web limps off in the Peruvian jungle, 1973, where pregnant mum-to-be Constance Webb (Kerry Bishé) is taking pictures of a spider web inhabited by a super-spider with rare healing properties, alongside her other half, …
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Avatar: The Last Airbender – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio
Avatar: The Last Airbender takes the fantasy tale from the animated series, and turns it into a live-action one, which could’ve possibly been a risky move, given that the last outing for Aang & co. …
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Constellation – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Noomi Rapace
Constellation begins with Jo Ericsson (Noomi Rapace – Black Crab) on the run with her daughter, Alice, trying to keep her safe from whatever’s out there. Meanwhile, somehow, she also hears the girl screaming, even …
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Breathtaking – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Joanne Froggatt
Breathtaking gets deep into the heart of how the COVID19 pandemic hit the UK, with Joanne Froggatt in the lead role of Dr Abbey Henderson. COVID19 took hold in the UK when the most corrupt …
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The Way – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Michael Sheen
The Way sets the scene for a potentially powerful drama, set against the backdrop of a Welsh steelworker village where strikes are about to blight the town, but then they’re necessary in a Tory era. …
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Einstein and the Bomb – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Aidan McArdle
Einstein and the Bomb centres around Albert Einstein (obvs), portrayed by Aidan McArdle (Ridley), where he’s a professor at the University of Princeton, New Jersey in 1955, reflecting on Oppenheimer’s bomb tests, as shown in …
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