Time Bandits (2024) is about to begin on Apple TV, and Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits is one of my all-time favourite films, which I’ve seen so many times I could practically play it in my …
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Piglets – The DVDfever Review – ITV sitcom – Mark Heap, Sarah Parish
Piglets is a new ITV sitcom and… yes, another ITV sitcom… I know, but try and bear with me. The show has garnered some criticism for being a play on ‘pigs’, the derogatory word for …
Continue readingSuspect Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Anne-Marie Duff
Suspect Series 2 sees the series return, two years after the first one, the series doing something rather different by the fact that although it has big-name stars in it, they generally get just one …
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 Jetty – The DVDfever Review – BBC1 – Jenna Coleman
The Jetty is a four-part series starts on Monday, and presumably will be on iPlayer in full from day one, but as soon as I saw it listed on the BBC’s Youtube community tab with …
Continue readingThe Night Caller – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – Sean Pertwee
The Night Caller – also known as Black Cab, according to IMDB – sees former teacher-turned-cabbie Tony Conroy (Robert Glenister – Sherwood) all beaten up, before heading back to where his problems in life began, …
Continue readingSunny – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Rashida Jones
Sunny centres around Suzie (Rashida Jones – On The Rocks), who’s just found out that the centre of her world is about to drop off, since after living the family life in Kyoto, her husband …
Continue readingSausage Party: Foodtopia – The DVDfever Review – Amazon Prime Video
Sausage Party: Foodtopia comes to Amazon Prime in an 8-part series that behaves like an extended movie, but I’m not sure who was clamouring for a follow-up, 8 years on from the original film, with …
Continue readingDouglas Is Cancelled – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Hugh Bonneville
Douglas Is Cancelled is something that could come as a shock to Douglas Bellowes (Hugh Bonneville – To Olivia), who presents the equivalent of The One Show – alongside Madeline Crow (Karen Gillan – Guardians …
Continue readingThe Whirlwind – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Sol Kyung-gu, Im Se-mi
The Whirlwind is a South Korean political drama where everyone seems to be at each other’s throats, although some more than others. Note that in this review, there’s one basic premise I have to get …
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