Funny Woman stars Gemma Arterton (Black Narcissus) as Barbara Parker, a young ’60s girl, working in a sweet-making factory, but aiming for the big lights, starting with being a glamour girl, and up for Miss …
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Everyone Else Burns – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 – Simon Bird
Everyone Else Burns is a new sitcom with a bizarre premise in that while most of us are living a normal, everyday life in the present day, David (Simon Bird – Friday Night Dinner) and …
Continue readingThe Fear Index – Official Trailer – Sky Atlantic – Josh Hartnett
The Fear Index is a forthcoming Sky Atlantic drama starring Josh Hartnett. Synopsis: In this Sky Original thriller, Josh Hartnett stars as Dr Alex Hoffman, a technology genius who experiences a waking nightmare of the …
Continue readingThe Dig – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes
The Dig begins in 1938, in Suffolk, where Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan, Collateral) had learned there were approximately 18 ancient burial mounds on the Sutton Hoo estate, near to her home, so she summons M …
Continue readingThe Flood – Trailer 1 – Lena Headey, Iain Glen
The Flood gives us Lena Headey (Fighting With My Family), as Wendy, a hardened immigration officer who’s offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, …
Continue readingInformer Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Paddy Considine
Informer is a series where, upon seeing the title, I can never think of anything other than the 1992 rap by Snow of the same name, but now I’ve also reminded you of that, on …
Continue readingAckley Bridge Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Ackley Bridge is Channel 4’s first foray into 8pm weekly drama in quite some time, and school-based dramas can last a long time, if BBC’s Waterloo Road is anything to go by, as that ran …
Continue readingRemainder – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Remainder stars Tom Sturridge as Tom, a man from London. Have you had a trip or fall, recently? Well, he’s certainly had an accident, as debris from above crashes down and puts him in a …
Continue readingLife Stripped Bare – Channel 4 documentary – The DVDfever Review
Life Stripped Bare is a bizarre one-off documentary looking at whether an individual can live without any of their possessions. For example, fashion designer Heidi has 1027 items in her flat. This includes her phone, …
Continue readingLine Of Duty Series 3 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Line Of Duty Series 3 begins with Operation Damson, and a dawn raid on a man who is expected to be armed and extremely dangerous, possibly on his way to carry out a gangland execution. …
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