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I, Daniel Blake begins with the 59-year-old carpenter titular character, portrayed by comedian Dave Johns, applying for ESA (Employment and Support Allowance), and being asked a succession of – irrelevant, to him – questions when …
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Hated In The Nation – Black Mirror Series 3 Episode 6 – The DVDfever Review
Hated in the Nation, the final entry in the third series of Black Mirror, with cop Karin (Kelly Macdonald) taking the witness stand (or seat, in this court), to recount the events that began on …
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San Junipero – Black Mirror Series 3 Episode 4 – The DVDfever Review
San Junipero is the fourth new Black Mirror episode from series 3, and for me, the first disappointment. Such a shame, since it began in 1987 with nerdy Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) being entranced by hip …
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Equals on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Equals centres around a large number of individuals working for a scientific company called Atmos, which is practically like a commune in the way it carries on. Communication between the workers is mostly limited, and …
Continue readingDoctor Strange – Official Trailer 2 – Benedict Cumberbatch
Doctor Strange. Doctor Who. Doctor Foster. “Doctor, Doctor” by the Thompson Twins… the world is never short of doctors to put in the entertainment outlets… Benedict Cumberbatch is Stephen Strange, the world’s top neurosurgeon, unfortunately …
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Crisis In Six Scenes Season 1 – Woody Allen – The DVDfever Review
Crisis In Six Scenes is the new TV project for prolific writer/director Woody Allen, a man who churns out a new film every year, even as he approaches his 81st birthday. Set in the ’60s, …
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Our Girl Series 2 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Our Girl is the BBC’s war drama for which I never saw the first series, but this second one sees a change of lead character, and therefore actress, as ex-Corrie‘s Michelle Keegan takes charge as …
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Victoria Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Jenna Coleman drama
Victoria, Queen Victoria. Yes, say that like “Bond, James Bond”, and Jenna Coleman steps into the lead role as her uncle, King William IV, is brown bread, and it’s only 1837 (what, not yet time …
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Casualty 30th Anniversary – Too Old For This Shift – The DVDfever Review
Casualty is a soap I used to watch regularly when it was still an occasional drama. As Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson) entered the Holby hospital for the first time, you could tell he’d be the …
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David Brent: Life On The Road – The DVDfever Cinema Review
David Brent: Life On The Road shows that when it comes to his character from The Office, Ricky Gervais is having the last laugh. And it’s on us. Gervais once used to make fresh, original …
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