Wonka… Willy Wonka… portrayed in this new film by Timothée Chalamet (Dune Part One), and he begins by railing against the Tories’ stupid ‘Stop the Boats’ policy, by sailing across the sea to make his …
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Empire of Light – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Olivia Colman
Empire of Light takes us back to 1980, and to the Empire Cinema in Margate (normally the Dreamland Margate cinema), which we first see in 1980, the year of which I could tell because they’re …
Continue readingThe Trip To Greece – The DVDfever Review – Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
The Trip To Greece brings Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon back to our screens in a fourth trip around Europe, following series 1’s Britain, series 2’s The Trip To Italy and series 3’s The Trip …
Continue reading1917 – Trailer 1 – Benedict Cumberbatch
1917 has a feel of Saving Private Ryan about it, as the soldiers are tasked with delivering a message to stop a situation which would lead to 1600 men dying… including the brother of one …
Continue readingThere She Goes Series 1 – The DVDfever Review – David Tennant
There She Goes is a new comedy/drama which is based on a true story, which shines a light on the highs and lows of raising a daughter with a severe learning disability. I was drawn …
Continue readingPaddington 2 on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Paddington 2: This Time It’s Personal… no, that was Jaws IV: The Revenge, but both feature individuals who are little alien in their respective environments because they’re getting hassled by ‘the man’. There’s a complex …
Continue readingThe Man Who Invented Christmas – Trailer 1 – Dan Stevens
The Man Who Invented Christmas centres around how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) created Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and a number of other classic characters from the timeless tale, A Christmas Carol, as he …
Continue readingThe Death of Stalin – Trailer 1 – Steve Buscemi
The Death of Stalin seemed an odd idea for a movie, but then I saw the name Armando Iannucci (The Thick Of It, In The Loop) and was sold on it immediately! The only plot …
Continue readingThe Trip To Spain – The DVDfever Review – Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
The Trip To Spain is the third in Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon‘s occasional but engaging series as they find a reason to traverse the countryside to sample top eateries. We’ve had English restaurants, Italian …
Continue readingLove And Friendship on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Love And Friendship is based on Jane Austen‘s novella “Lady Susan“, and was a film I was really looking forward to after watching the trailer. It opened with introductions to members of the cast, as …
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