The Vanishings – aka The Vanishing Triangle, when it was broadcast on Acorn TV in late 2023 – is inspired by true events, but it’s not a documentary. Young Amy Reynolds (Gráinne Good – Citadel) …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SATURDAY NIGHT! (+POST-CREDITS SCENE!)
Saturday Night recreates the inaugural edition of the US comedy show, broadcast on October 11th 1975 – even though it very nearly didn’t exist – beginning at 10pm on the night, with the show due …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR!
Apple Cider Vinegar sets about showing us the cure for cancer… not. Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever – Bad Teacher) is first seen here, in Melbourne, in 2013, launching a new app called The Whole Pantry, …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of COMPANION! (+MID-CREDITS SCENE!)
Companion centres around the burgeoning new relationship between young lovers, Iris (Sophie Thatcher – Heretic) and Josh (Jack Quaid – Solos), with her recalling how she met him across the oranges in a supermarket. That’s …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE BRUTALIST!
The Brutalist, twinned with an 18-certificate, is one of those films with a title that makes you think it’s going to be heavy on the violence, but isn’t. That’s because it refers to the type …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SKY FORCE!
Sky Force gave me the impression from the trailer that this was basically the Hindi equivalent of Top Gun. Hmm… Starting in 1971, and opening with the Amritsar Air Base being bombed by Pakistani Air …
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Sniper Elite: Resistance on PC / Steam – The DVDfever Review
Sniper Elite: Resistance takes us back into World War II, albeit with one major change. This time round, the lead is Harry Hawker, from the Special Operations Executive (SOE), who comes across the Nazi’s new …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of FLIGHT RISK!
Flight Risk throws a curveball early on, making you believe the main problem centres around the fact Winston (Topher Grace – Heretic) is the risk, given that after being caught on the run by angry …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of BRIAN AND MAGGIE!
Brian And Maggie looks at the relationship between Queen guitarist Brian May, and his relationship with Anita Dobson which inspired Rod Stewart’s classic, Maggie May… Nah… Anyhoo, this opens with some brief, but great interview …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE CASTAWAYS!
The Castaways brings us Sheridan Smith (The Railway Children Return) and Celine Buckens (Showtrial) as sisters Lori, and Erin Holme, both intending on having a nice holiday away on a fancy beach in Fiji, although …
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