The London Film Festival 2012: Yep, it’s that time again – and there’s a brand new sheriff in charge of the UK’s biggest film festival, says Helen M Jerome. The first thing you notice is …
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Resident Evil 6 on Xbox 360 – The DVDfever Review
Resident Evil 6 finds the world at a time when it’s in turmoil and the C Virus has reached epidemic proportions… Starting off as Leon, before later playing as Chris, then Jake and, later on, …
Continue readingJet Set Willy 360 on Xbox 360 – Xbox Live Arcade – The DVDfever Review
Jet Set Willy: Following on from his earlier adventure down the mines, this title on the ZX Spectrum was a major leap forward. Released in 1984 and, again, written by Matthew Smith, the premise this …
Continue readingManic Miner 360 on Xbox 360 – Xbox Live Arcade – The DVDfever Review
Manic Miner: Being the age that I am, which is somewhat older than I used to be, I remember this game on the ZX Spectrum the first time round. It was as it is now …
Continue readingMoonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Moonrise Kingdom is a film I wanted to see because I really enjoyed The Darjeeling Limited and I loved The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. And a film with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Harvey …
Continue readingKilling Them Softly – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Killing Them Softly starts against the backdrop of late 2008 America, with the impending election that’ll bring either Obama or McCain to power, although the film is very pro-Obama. Now, there’s not a massive amount …
Continue readingHouse at the End of the Street – The DVDfever Cinema Review
It’s a lovely day for a double murder as, for no apparent reason, a young girl overpowers and kills her parents. This happens to happen in… altogether now… the House At The End Of The …
Continue readingThe Raid on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Raid… It’s difficult to know how to describe the plot in this one. Well, at least in a way that’ll allow me to fill two paragraphs. Unless I realllllllly space it out like this. …
Continue readingThe Cabin in the Woods on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Cabin in the Woods takes five friends to the remote titular cabin where bad things are going to happen. It sounds like a well-worn idea, but that is most definitely not the case with …
Continue readingTotal Recall (2012) – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Total Recall – Where to begin? I could go into detail about the basics of the plot, but if you’ve seen the original several times then this will feel mostly like a bog-standard retread. Oh, …
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