Love Is A Stranger is the fourth episode of Inside No.9 Series 8. Vicky (Claire Rushbrook) lives at No.9, and trying online speed dating – which I didn’t know was a thing – first talking …
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Dreamland – The DVDfever Review – Sky Atlantic – Lily Allen, Freema Agyeman
Dreamland brings us Lily Allen‘s first TV drama role, as Mel, who likes her drink too much, and she’s also the sibling of Trish (Freema Agyeman – Eat Locals). They must be identical sisters! Everyone’s …
Continue readingQueens of Mystery – The DVDfever Review – Channel 5 drama – Olivia Vinall
Queens of Mystery centres around Matilda “Mattie” Stone (Olivia Vinall), whose mother, Eleanor, disappeared when she was 3 years old, leaving her to stay with a succession of aunts elsewhere, including one who runs a …
Continue readingThe Mezzotint: A Ghost Story for Christmas – The DVDfever Review – Rory Kinnear
The Mezzotint: A Ghost Story for Christmas is set almost 100 years ago in 1922, and begins with museum creator Edward Williams (Rory Kinnear – Ridley Road) playing golf before chancing across a rather odd …
Continue readingSoft Top Hard Shoulder on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review – Peter Capaldi
Soft Top Hard Shoulder is one of those films which came out with little fanfare at the time, and disappeared pretty quickly, but now, in 2020, it makes its Blu-ray debut. In addition, its star …
Continue readingBlue Iguana – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Sam Rockwell
Blue Iguana is one of those films where I’m not really sure *what* I watched, but I know I really enjoyed it, as all the scenes put one after the other don’t feel like the …
Continue readingFilm Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool is set in the Scouse city in 1981, and it wasn’t until after I saw this that I discovered it was based on a true story. I hadn’t heard …
Continue readingBrian Pern: The Complete Series 1-3 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Brian Pern is the prog-rock brainchild of Rhys Thomas OBE and The Fast Show‘s Simon Day, and this boxset takes in all three series – The Life of Rock, A Life in Rock and 45 …
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