The Canterville Ghost is based on an Oscar Wilde story, which was made into a 95-minute comedy in 1944, but here, it’s four hours including adverts. Did they get James Cameron to write it, or …
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The Fabulous – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Chae Soo-bin
The Fabulous is rather a screwball South Korean comedy/drama centred around Pyo Ji-eun (Chae Soo-bin), who works as head of PR at the luxury fashion brand agency, AUDREY. We first see her waking up in …
Continue readingRiches – The DVDfever Review – ITVX drama – Hugh Quarshie, Deborah Ayorinde
Riches is a new ITVX drama (the former ITV Hub), and begins with family company boss Stephen Richards (Hugh Quarshie – The Railway Children Return) bemoaning about how he’s had to struggle to make it …
Continue readingThe Bones of St Nicholas – Inside No.9 Series 8 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The Bones of St Nicholas is the first episode of Inside No.9 Series 8, also doubling as a special Christmas episode. We first see Dr Jasper Parkway (Steve Pemberton) going into a church at which …
Continue reading1923 – The DVDfever Review – Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren – Paramount+
1923 partners Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as ranch owners Jacob and Cara Dutton, with cattle aplenty, but everything’s being affected by drought and a plague of locusts. The series serves as a prequel to …
Continue readingVardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Michael Sheen
Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama centres around Rebekah Vardy (Natalie Tena) and Colleen Rooney (Chanel Cresswell – Des), from the vacuous world of the ‘WAGs’, aka ‘Wives and Girlfriends’ of footballers, in this case, …
Continue readingLitvinenko – The DVDfever Review – ITVX drama – David Tennant
Litvinenko, centered around the murder of Alexander Litvinenko (David Tennant – Doctor Who: Edge of Reality), is another drama which begins by stating that some names have been changed, with some scenes and characters being …
Continue readingHarry and Meghan – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Prince Harry, Meghan Markle
Harry and Meghan is a new Netflix documentary delivered in two sections. The Royal Family have long since outstayed their welcome. Firstly, I believe everyone is equal. No-one is better than anyone else. So, how …
Continue readingI Am Ruth – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Kate Winslet
I Am Ruth is the latest in the I Am series, and the first to be a feature-length movie, this time dealing with the pressures of social media on teenagers. I’m so glad we didn’t …
Continue readingA Spy Among Friends – The DVDfever Review – ITVX drama – Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis
A Spy Among Friends is the first drama to premiere on ITV’s new streaming channel, ITVX, which replaces the old ITV Hub, but the new name reminds me of TVX, aka Television X, and you …
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