Gladiator II opens with a brief, hand-painted summary of the first film over the opening credits, which I wasn’t expecting. Well, I say ‘hand-drawn’, but I expect these days, CGI and AI played their part. …
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Alien Romulus in IMAX – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Cailee Spaeny
Alien Romulus: the film in the franchise that no-one was asking for, is now on the big screen. Personally, I would rather have had a sequel to Alien Covenant, since Ridley Scott planned a trilogy …
Continue readingNapoleon – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby
Napoleon is the latest historical epic with made-up facts, but first, tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1789, as we have a load of introductory text, and when it begins: “The French have become disillusioned …
Continue readingA Haunting In Venice – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Kenneth Branagh
A Haunting In Venice is the third – and most likely LAST – Poirot film with which Kenneth Branagh will be involved. The first, Murder on the Orient Express, cost $55m to make and grossed …
Continue readingRaised By Wolves – The DVDfever Review – Amanda Collin – HBO / Sky Atlantic
Raised By Wolves is not a new version of the Channel 4 sitcom from shout-a-lot Caitlin Moron, but it’s what happens when two android siblings arrive on planet Kepler-22b after Earth is long since gone …
Continue readingAll the Money in the World on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
All the Money in the World is a film that feels like the real drama happened off-screen rather than on, but I’ll come to that in a bit. The premise is simple enough. J Paul …
Continue readingAll the Money in the World – Trailer 2 – Christopher Plummer
All the Money in the World is set Rome, 1973, and this is the first new trailer since it was announced how, and why, Christopher Plummer replaced Kevin Spacey. Masked men kidnap a teenage boy …
Continue readingChristopher Plummer will replace Kevin Spacey in All The Money In The World
Christopher Plummer is taking Kevin Spacey’s role as Jean Paul Gerry in Ridley Scott‘s 2018 Oscar hopeful All The Money In The World. The film is due to be released in the US on December …
Continue readingMurder on the Orient Express (2017) – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Murder on the Orient Express – Listen very carefully; I shall review this only once! The film centres around… yes, a murder, on the train known as the Orient Express. Bet that surprised you, eh? …
Continue readingAll the Money in the World – Trailer 1 – Kevin Spacey
All the Money in the World is set Rome, 1973. Masked men kidnap a teenage boy named John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer). His grandfather, Jean Paul Getty (Kevin Spacey), is the richest man in …
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