Dune Prophecy is a prequel to both Dune Part One and Dune Part Two – well, the story to be told would last rather longer than a single movie, set over 100 centuries beforehand, and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (2024)
The Day Of The Jackal (2024) is a slightly more modern take on the Frederick Forsyth novel, although while this TV series version often does have a stylish look to it as if it was …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SWEETPEA on Sky Atlantic!
Sweetpea centres around Rhiannon Lewis (Ella Purnell – Fallout), who tells us in the opening narration how she wants to kill manspreaders, Donna in the mini-market who is never ‘happy to help’, Norman at work …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE PENGUIN on HBO/Sky Atlantic!
The Penguin is the long-awaited spin-off from 2022’s unimaginitively-titled The Batman, opening with the news that a number of explosions have taken place, killing many people near Gotham’s seawall, thus affecting only its poorest neighbourhood, …
Continue readingMr Bigstuff – The DVDfever Review – Sky – Danny Dyer
Mr Bigstuff stars Danny Dyer (Heat) as… Danny Dyer, but if you’d see the trailer, then you basically know that already. But let’s back up a bit, as Glen’s (Ryan Sampson – Brassic) fiancee, Kirsty …
Continue readingThe Lovers – The DVDfever Review – Sky Atlantic – Johnny Flynn, Roisin Gallagher
The Lovers centres around two leads who… might become lovers. Seamus (Johnny Flynn – The Dig) works in TV, loves himself and has been given a weekly Sunday politics show, but… instead of London, he’ll …
Continue readingDreamland – The DVDfever Review – Sky Atlantic – Lily Allen, Freema Agyeman
Dreamland brings us Lily Allen‘s first TV drama role, as Mel, who likes her drink too much, and she’s also the sibling of Trish (Freema Agyeman – Eat Locals). They must be identical sisters! Everyone’s …
Continue readingA Good Person – The DVDfever Review – Sky Cinema – Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman
A Good Person begins with an engagement party for Allison (Florence Pugh – Don’t Worry Darling) and Nathan (Chinaza Uche – Dickinson), followed by plans to move to the big city, but a freak car …
Continue readingA Town Called Malice – The DVDfever Review – Sky Showcase – Jason Flemyng
A Town Called Malice takes us back to the ’80s – the best ever decade – where Gene Lord (Jack Rowan – Adulting: On The Edge) and Cindy Carter (Tahirah Sharif – The Tower) chatting …
Continue readingFunny Woman – The DVDfever Review – Sky Showcase – Gemma Arterton
Funny Woman stars Gemma Arterton (Black Narcissus) as Barbara Parker, a young ’60s girl, working in a sweet-making factory, but aiming for the big lights, starting with being a glamour girl, and up for Miss …
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