The Critic is a film I was drawn to, because Ian McKellen (Last Action Hero – yes, seriously!) – in the lead role as The Chronicle’s drama theatre critic Jimmy Erskine – is a national …
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The Great Escaper – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson
The Great Escaper clearly plays on the World War II movie title from the ’60s, but in this case, it relates to a true story, albeit one I wasn’t aware of… then again, it harks …
Continue readingSnowden – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Snowden… Edward Snowden… the guy who spilled all of the CIA’s secrets about snooping on civilians. George W. Bush did nothing to stop it, and then when Barack Obama took over the Presidency, he vowed …
Continue readingMe Before You – The DVDfever Review
Me Before You – Beware: spoilers in this review (although you can guess them, anyway)
Continue readingBridget Jones’ Baby – Even men will like it! – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Bridget Jones’ Baby – let’s get this right from the start. For me, that’s the title, NOT “Bridget Jones’s Baby”. Who puts the extra, redundant ‘s’ in these things? Probably the same people who say …
Continue readingWall Street: Money Never Sleeps on DVD – The DVDfever Review
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps follows on from the wonderful, original Wall Street, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) sneaking into the business affections of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) by bringing him a gift of his favourite …
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