The Go-Between is set in Norfolk, 1900, but begins in 1950 with the elderly Leo Colston (Jim Broadbent) lamenting in bucketfully. He wails (in his narration), “The past is a foreign country. They do things …
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The Magician’s Apprentice – Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The Magician’s Apprentice is the first episode in Series 9 (if you’re only counting new series since 2005) and apparently the preview reviews had said it was amazing. Well, all the mainstream reviewers of the …
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The Gamechangers – The DVDfever Review
The Gamechangers tells the story of Rockstar Games, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and how one of their releases nearly brought down the company, thanks, in part, to a sticky-beak lawyer who needed …
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This Is England 90 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
This Is England 90 is the final series to feature the characters first seen in the movie This Is England from writer/director Shane Meadows, and I have to admit I haven’t seen a jot of …
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An Inspector Calls (2015) – The DVDfever Review
An Inspector Calls is the second in BBC1’s current series of literary classics being brought to the screen, and follows last week’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover which was exactly like every other adaptation – except that …
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Doctor Foster Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Doctor Foster looked predictable from the stylish trailer where Paloma Faith’s garish cover of Never Tear Us Apart wailed away in the background. And wouldn’t you know it – the first episode played out 100% …
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2015) – The DVDfever Review
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is the tale of this woman… Lady Chatterley is her name. She’s played by Holliday Grainger and she’s got this lover, and, erm… they get up to rumpy pumpy, except when it’s …
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Boy Meets Girl Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Boy Meets Girl may sound like an original idea, bringing transgender characters into a sitcom, with a man falling in love with a trans girl, but a quick search online gives us the 2014 American …
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Cradle To Grave Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Cradle to Grave is set in the 1970s, recalling Danny Baker‘s childhood having been based on his autobiography “Going To Sea In A Sieve”, starting off with the man, himself, narrating, but it soon changed …
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The Trials of Jimmy Rose Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The Trials of Jimmy Rose stars Ray Winstone as the titular character, getting out of jail after he was imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit… no, that was actually The A-Team. In Jimmy’s case, …
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