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Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive – The DVDfever Preview – Channel 4

Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive details the BBC Breakfast presenter’s fight after he was sadly diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2017, this coming shortly after filming The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer.

Eighth Grade on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review

Eighth Grade is a film that looked superb from the trailer, but was one of those indie films that I knew would get short shrift from the multiplexes, so watching it on Blu-ray would be the answer when the release came round. The review disc arrived, but… had the release date slipped? Well, a bit […]

His Dark Materials Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – James McAvoy

His Dark Materials is the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels which I have never read, nor did I see The Golden Compass, the 2007 movie made with the intention to kickstart a whole trilogy, but like Daniel Craig’s other trilogy attempt to redo The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, neither got beyond the first outing. […]

Shadowkeep: Destiny 2 DLC on PS4 – The DVDfever Review

Shadowkeep is the latest DLC released now, and Destiny 2 is certainly a game with which I have a love/hate relationship, especially after last year’s Forsaken expansion, as well as the prior two expansions not really bringing anything in terms of vast improvements to the game. For this latest one, I was waiting in hope […]

Giri/Haji – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama

Giri/Haji translates as Duty/Shame, and it’s one of those titles for a piece of entertainment which is anoying from a SEO point of view, because search engine optimisation really hates symbols in a keyword. Anyhoo, this thriller takes place in both Tokyo and London, as two estranged brothers – Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) and Yuto (Yosuke […]

The Accident Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Sarah Lancashire

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 16th, 2019

The Accident begins with an unexpected – but amusing – scene as Polly Bevan (Sarah Lancashire – Kiri) finds 15-year-old daughter Leona (Jade Croot) in bed with a lad who’s far too old for her, but rather than get the cops involved, she shoots him out in her own inimiatable style.

Beyond that, while the adults are all involved in a fun run soon after, Leona and her friends kids break into a sectioned off area of a site where some construction work is going on, leading to a building that’s part of the works, and which we know from the trailer is going to be anything but safe.

Zombieland: Double Tap leads the new cinema releases October 18th 2019

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 14th, 2019

This week, there are FIVE new films out for you to choose from, led by Zombieland: Double Tap. Here are the titles, with more info below:

Zombieland: Double Tap
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Official Secrets
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Shaun The Sheep 2: Farmageddon

Dublin Murders – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 14th, 2019

Dublin Murders is a new drama, set in 2006, based on the books by Tana French, and adapted by Sarah Phelps, who also adapted the recent Agatha Christie dramas The ABC Murders, The Witness For The Prosecution and Ordeal by Innocence.

Dolittle – Trailer 1 – Robert Downey Jr

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 13th, 2019

Dolittle sees the titular doctor played this time by Robert Downey Jr… junior doctor? Either way, RDJr has bowed out of the Marvel universe to deal with different sorts of creatures, but is still joined by his Spidey pal, Tom Holland, who plays the voice of Jip.

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr John Dolittle (Downey), famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company.

New DVD and Blu-ray releases UK & Worldwide (October 2019 to January 2020 and beyond)

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 13th, 2019

New DVD and Blu-ray releases UK & Worldwide from now until the end of time…. well, the UK DVD releases for 2019, and we’re starting to go into 2020.

Also check out upcoming videogame releases!!

Date TBC:

The Wall – The DVDfever Review – Danny Dyer gameshow

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 12th, 2019

The Wall is overacting on a grand scale in a gameshow which brings Danny Dyer and telly legend Angela Rippon – together at last!

The titular device is a giant version of a Japanese pachinko machine where balls drop (f’nar, f’nar) down into slots at the bottom of a… wall. Get it in the right hole and you win money. Get it in the wrong one and… anyone? anyone? Bueller?

Jungle Cruise – Trailer 1 – Dwayne Johnson

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 11th, 2019

Jungle Cruise is Disney’s bet for a summer 2020 blockbuster, set during the early 20th century, in which riverboat captain Frank (Dwayne Johnson) takes a scientist and her brother on a mission into a jungle to find the Tree of Life which is believed to possess healing powers. All the while, the trio must fight against dangerous wild animals and a competing German expedition.

The movie is based on Disneyland’s theme park ride, so similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, then.

Balloon – The DVDfever Review – World War II drama

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 11th, 2019

Balloon takes us up, up and away… eventually, in a World War II tale of two families based in East Germany who would rather be in West Germany, because the Nazis are nasty.

The first home-made balloon attempt fails, so they have to make a second, but the film goes on far long than is required, and it really feels like they’re dragging things out to get to that point.

New Blu-ray and DVD releases October 14th 2019

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 10th, 2019

aNew Blu-ray and DVD releases October 14th 2019 are as follows:

The Turning – Trailer 1 – Mackenzie Davis

Posted by Dom Robinson on October 10th, 2019

The Turning is another of the endless crop of ‘horror’ movies that just take us into jump-scare hell, as Kate (Mackenzie Davis – Terminator: Dark Fate) does battle with the ultimate evil…