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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One Day – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Ambika Mod, Leo Woodall
One Day is a new drama series which first takes us back to one particular day: 15th July 1988 to be precise (and St Swithin’s Day, as we’re soon informed), as Dexter (Leo Woodall – …
Continue readingThe Serpent – The DVDfever Review – Jenna Coleman, Tahar Rahim
The Serpent is the name given to French fraudster Charles Sobhraj (Tahir Rahim), who the opening text tells us was tracked down by an American news crew in Paris, in 1997, where he was living …
Continue readingThe Aeronauts – Trailer 1 – Eddie Redmayne – Felicity Jones
The Aeronauts follows wealthy young widow Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and headstrong scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne), as they mount a balloon expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. This is a journey to …
Continue readingNational Treasure – The DVDfever Review – Robbie Coltrane
National Treasure stars Robbie Coltrane as long-standing showbiz personality Paul Finchley, and he’s a perfect choice for this role, as he is, indeed, a national treasure. However, after many years in the public eye, it’s …
Continue readingEddie The Eagle on Blu-ray – The DVDfever Review
Eddie The Eagle is a film that the man in question has been looking to make for about 17 years, and looked great from the trailers, but fell strangely fairly flat in the full telling, …
Continue readingEddie The Eagle – Official Trailer #1 – Hugh Jackman
Eddie The Eagle tells the story of one of Britain’s great underdogs – Michael Edwards, aka Eddie The Eagle Edwards, the most famous ski jumper in British history. The film’s portrayal of Edwards’ never-say-die approach …
Continue readingRace – Official Trailer #1 (2015) – Jason Sudeikis
Race stars Stephan James (John Lewis in Selma) as Track and field star Jesse Owens, who overcomes adversity to win four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. It also marks a rare drama …
Continue readingSpooks: The Greater Good – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Spooks: The Greater Good begins with a number of the MI5 team stuck in a typical London traffic jam, transporting evil terrorist Qasim (Elyes Gabel). Quite why they didn’t wait until rush hour was over …
Continue readingSpooks: The Greater Good – Official International Trailer #1 – Kit Harington Movie HD
Spooks: The Greater Good… YES! Spooks! The TV series! The one which ran for a mammoth ten series from 2002 to 2011, starring Peter Firth as the much-put-upon Harry Pearce! It’s back! In full-length movie …
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