Poor Things is very much a Frankenstein fantasy tale, where Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe – The Boy and the Heron) performs autopsies to his student class, whilst also having a freakish appearance because he …
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The Trouble With Maggie Cole – The DVDfever Review – Dawn French
The Trouble with Maggie Cole is a new drama starring Dawn French in the title role, set in the sleepy coastal town of Thurlbury, which starts off looking like Sunday evening nonsense somehow reserved for …
Continue readingWorzel Gummidge 2019 – The DVDfever Review – Mackenzie Crook
Worzel Gummidge 2019 brings the books of Barbara Euphan Todd back to the small screen once again, the premise beginning with kids Susan (India Brown) and John (Thierry Wickens) seeing a scarecrow moving in the …
Continue readingSally4Ever Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Julia Davis
Sally4Ever gives us Catherine Shepherd (above-centre) as Sally, a woman in her early 40s who’s trapped in a 10-year relationship from which she should have long since escaped. She feels pressured into marriage, and really …
Continue readingHigh And Dry Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review – Marc Wootton
High And Dry is a sitcom set on a desert island, written and created by Marc Wootton, and who would normally push me away from a show, but this one works well. Following a devastating …
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