The Day Of The Jackal (2024) is a slightly more modern take on the Frederick Forsyth novel, although while this TV series version often does have a stylish look to it as if it was …
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Marcella Series 2 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella Series 2 begins with the discovery of the body of Leo, a 9-year-old boy, who was kept prisoner in a room almost four years ago, occasionally trying – and in a futile attempt – …
Continue readingThe Hatton Garden Job on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
The Hatton Garden Job is a relatively quick turnaround for a real-life heist which took place in April 2015, so its cinema release was just two years after that. Matthew Goode narrates as the unnamed …
Continue readingWhite Gold Episode 1 – Salesmen Are Like Vampires – The DVDfever Review
White Gold is so ’80s that it even starts with the BBC2 ident from that era. The year is 1983 – my favourite year for music as that’s when I started buying singles, so one …
Continue readingMarcella Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – Anna Friel
Marcella opens with a shot of the lead character, played by Anna Friel, in the bath, bruised and bloodied, the bathroom looking slightly cleaner than that in The Young Ones. However, this is no dream …
Continue readingCockneys Vs Zombies on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Cockneys Vs Zombies is a film which, pretty much, does what it says on the tin. It’s also one which I really wanted to see at the cinema, but, despite 20-odd screens at the Trafford …
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