The Holiday sees family strife between four households on what’s meant to be a dream luxury holiday. But then, it wouldn’t be a four-part nightly drama if someone didn’t sleep with someone else, or in …
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The Ipcress File – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Tom Hollander, Joe Cole
The Ipcress File is a new six-part ITV drama based on the Len Deighton novel, which became a hit 1965 movie starring the one and only Michael Caine as counter espionage agent Harry Palmer, here …
Continue readingThe Cuphead Show! – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Based on the Cuphead videogame
The Cuphead Show! is a series of 12-minute cartoons based on ’50s-style cartoon characters from the videogame Cuphead… which I’ve never actually played. I know, I should’ve done. It does look good, but anyway… with …
Continue readingCat Burglar – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Black Mirror animation
Cat Burglar is an interactive cartoon from the creators of Black Mirror, who brought us 2018’s superb Bandersnatch. Upon what you see, you have to click on the correct answer, which can change the course …
Continue readingVikings: Valhalla – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Frida Gustavsson
Vikings: Valhalla continues on from Vikings, 100 years after the events of that series concluded… although when I first wanted to check out this new series, I didn’t realise this, and I haven’t seen it. …
Continue readingSeverance – The DVDfever Review – Patricia Arquette – Apple TV+
Severance is a bizarre new Apple TV+ series, with some episodes directed by Ben Stiller. Initially, we see a woman fast asleep on the table. She’s woken up by a tannoy, and asked a series …
Continue readingLove and Leashes – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – South Korean movie
Love and Leashes centres around Jiwoo Jung (pop star, Seohyun) and Jihoo Jung (Joon-Young Lee), who start working for the same PR company, and in the same office within, initially with everyone commenting on how …
Continue readingInventing Anna – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Julia Garner
Inventing Anna states at from the outset: “This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are TOTALLY MADE UP.” That’s because, since it’s centered around Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey (Julia …
Continue readingNo Return – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Sheridan Smith
No Return does feel a bit like Groundhog Day. We’re only just into February, and this year, it’s the third multi-part drama we’ve had on TV in 2022 starring Sheridan Smith in the lead role, …
Continue readingChloe – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama – Erin Doherty
Chloe is a new six-part drama which sees a young woman called Becky (Erin Doherty) scrolling through Instagram (well, a generic equivalent of…), obsessing with a page belonging to the titular character who’s famous, as …
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