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IF instantly gives us a heads-up of what to expect early on, as the BBFC title card states “bereavement theme”. Yep, another film which instantly gives us a downer before it’s even started. In this …
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Andor – The DVDfever Review – Disney+ – Diego Luna – Star Wars Rogue One spin-off
Andor sounds like you’re being offered two different options: and / or… but then when it comes to the recent five Star Wars films, I’ll just take Rogue One and… then forget the rest. So, …
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Kindred – Official Trailer – Jack Lowden – Sky Cinema
Kindred is a new film starring Jack Lowden (Dunkirk). Synopsis: Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child. Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, …
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Ammonite – The DVDfever Review – Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet
Ammonite is set in the 1840s, and centres around standoffish fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet – in the forthcoming Mare Of Easttown), who’s taking huge, fossilised rocks off the beach, starting with a titular …
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Enola Holmes – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Millie Bobbie Brown
Enola Holmes is the female offspring of the Sherlock family, but very tomboyish with it, despite the long hair. The film opens with a brief run-through her early life, telling us how “Enola spelt backwards …
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Mrs Wilson: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Ruth Wilson
Mrs Wilson stars Miss Wilson, i.e. Ruth Wilson, as Alison Wilson. Confused? You won’t be, after this week’s episode of…Soap! …I mean, I’ll just pull my head out of the ’80s for a moment… Dom …
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Lizzie – Trailer 1 – Kristen Stewart
Lizzie is a forthcoming psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family, and headlines with Kristen Stewart as Bridget Sullivan, while Chloë Sevigny plays Lizzie Borden. This film hasn’t had a …
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Colette – Trailer 1 – Keira Knightley
Colette is a film with a trailer that shows it’s getting a lot of plaudits, but… it looks dull as ditchwater. After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Oi! Stop sniggering at …
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Private View – Inside No.9 Series 3 Episode 6 – The DVDfever Review
Private View is the sixth and final episode of Inside No.9 and it brings to a conclusion a series which has been almost all good-to-excellent save for the fourth episode, Empty Orchestra. “Nine” is the …
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Super Mario Bros: The Original Motion Picture – Blu-ray Special Edition – The DVDfever Review
Super Mario Bros is a film I avoided at the time because (a) it didn’t look great, and (b) most videogames just do not make good films. However, a re-release, years down the line, gives …
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