Conversations With Friends is a new series which, like Normal People, is spawned from a novel by Sally Rooney. I wasn’t a fan of the adaptation of her previous work, but can this one swing …
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Nine Lives Kat – Inside No.9 Series 7 Episode 3 – The DVDfever Review
Nine Lives Kat is the third episode of Inside No.9 Series 7. The episode centres around cop Katrina (Sophie Okonedo) who, with no milk for her Coco Pops, resorts to putting vodka on them instead. …
Continue readingThe Lincoln Lawyer – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
The Lincoln Lawyer is a new Netflix series based on the writings of Michael Connelly, but I remember that in 2011, this made for a great movie with Matthew McConaughey. The titular solicitor is Mickey …
Continue readingThe Staircase – The DVDfever Review – Sky Atlantic – Colin Firth
The Staircase is a new drama based on the real life death of Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette – Pieces Of Her), who, in December 2001, was found at death’s door at the bottom of the …
Continue readingThe Pentaverate – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Mike Myers
The Pentaverate is a new Netflix comedy where Mike Myers plays Ken, a reporter who’s an old letch, as well as all five members of a secret organisation, including Rupert Murdoch-like Bruce Baldwin, and Misha, …
Continue readingClark – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Bill Skarsgård
Clark begins in 1947, in Trollhättan, Sweden, where our lead anti-hero is born, even reminiscing about being in the womb and not wanting to be locked up, citing his birth as “my first escape“. As …
Continue readingRichard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4
Richard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions is a new show for Channel 4 which has a look of the ’80s BBC2 show, The Great Egg Race, which I loved as a kid. There are scores of chores …
Continue readingShining Girls – The DVDfever Review – Elisabeth Moss – Apple TV+
Shining Girls is a very bizarre tale, indeed. Starting in 1964, Harper (Jamie Bell) sits down in front of who I assume is a young Elisabeth Moss’ character (although I could be wrong, given how …
Continue readingDI Ray – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Parminder Nagra
DI Ray, not DI Voodoo Ray, sadly… that would be a cool prime-time drama. Portrayed by Parminder Nagra, she gets a shock when she witnesses a strange man running about with a knife, and not …
Continue readingOzark Season 4 Part 2 – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Jason Bateman
Ozark Season 4 Part 2 is almost here on Netflix. Yes, the final part of the finale! After this, there is no more! Naturally, I’ll avoid any major spoilers, even after the programme is available …
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