All the Light We Cannot See is a new Netflix 4-part mini series, based on the novel by Anthony Doerr, beginning in St Malo, Nazi-Occupied France, in August 1944. The US Army Air Forces, 565th …
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? – The DVDfever Review – ITV drama – Will Poulter
“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” is the question asked by a man about to be deceased, courtesy of a fall down a steep hill, before he shuffles off his mortal coil. Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, …
Continue readingRoadkill – The DVDfever Review – Hugh Laurie – BBC drama
Roadkill is a showcase for Hugh Laurie as long-in-the-tooth Tory (albeit, not stated as such) MP Peter Laurence, who states he comes from the same background as the people he represents, is also one of …
Continue readingAvenue 5 – The DVDfever Review – Hugh Laurie
Avenue 5 is a new Sky One comedy from Armando Iannucci about life on the titular spaceship, helmed by Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie), who’s frequently joined by Iris Kimura (Suzy Nakamura), and they’re all …
Continue readingThe Personal History of David Copperfield – Trailer 1
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a film with a title that made my heart sink – ANOTHER period drama? Thankfully, not, as it comes from Armando Iannucci (In The Loop), who has directed …
Continue readingCatch-22 Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 drama
Catch-22 is a famous novel, and as it’s a book, I’ve not read it, but now it’s been made into a “limited series”, which means it’s a one-off series that won’t spawn a second… …Well, …
Continue readingHolmes and Watson – Trailer 1 – Will Ferrell
Holmes and Watson is described as “a humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson”, and I have to ask that if that is the case, when why …
Continue readingNew Blu-ray and DVD releases April 2nd 2018
New Blu-ray and DVD releases April 2nd 2018 are as follows: A Place to Call Home Series 5 (DVD) A Place to Call Home Series 1-55 (DVD) Amazon Women On the Moon (Blu-ray/DVD Double Play) …
Continue readingThe Night Manager – The DVDfever Review – Tom Hiddleston
The Night Manager is the first John Le Carré novel to become a TV series in more than 20 years, following 1991’s TV movie, A Murder of Quality, starring Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland and Glenda …
Continue readingTomorrowland: A World Beyond – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond is a film which looked intriguing from the trailer and clips I’d seen, but was ultimately flawed in its execution, not least because you felt like you’d seen the best of …
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