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 …
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Napoleon – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby
Napoleon is the latest historical epic with made-up facts, but first, tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1789, as we have a load of introductory text, and when it begins: “The French have become disillusioned …
Continue readingHijack – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Idris Elba
Hijack is centered around a commercial plane with passengers wanting to get from Dubai back to England, which gets… yes, hijacked. This seven-part drama is told in real time, so the opener does start to …
Continue readingTetris – The DVDfever Review – Apple TV+ – Taron Egerton
Tetris is the falling blocks game I remember playing when I was growing up, first hearing about it when it reached the Nintendo Gameboy in 1989, although I never had one of those, so it …
Continue readingThe Trial of Christine Keeler – The DVDfever Review – Sophie Cookson
The Trial of Christine Keeler sounded like it was about time for another drama about the Profumo affair, as it’s been 30 years since 1989’s movie, Scandal, a film which was worth a look, but …
Continue readingThe Capture – The DVDfever Review – Holliday Grainger
The Capture is a new cop drama which begins with some CCTV of a man kissing woman, then a bus goes past, and then something is seen but what is it? We’re not shown, but …
Continue readingRed Joan – Trailer 1 – Judi Dench
Red Joan stars Judi Dench as Joan Stanley, in a film which tells her story as the woman who was exposed as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy… It sounds completely mad, but it’s a true …
Continue readingCollateral: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – John Simm, Carey Mulligan
Collateral is a new four-part drama which begins with one situation, but then moves on quite neatly bringing in a slew of other characters, which is a little dizzying but still highly engaging. After pizza …
Continue readingThe Last Post Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – BBC drama
The Last Post takes place in 1965 in Aden, Yemen, one of the oldest colonies in the British Empire. It’s a place where East meets West and with an oil refinery, it’s advertisted as a …
Continue readingHated 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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