Dead of Winter is one of those films where you sit through it, and wonder how the fuck it ever got made. Barb (Emma Thompson) has lived in the back-end of Fargo-like North Minnesota for …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE AMATEUR!
The Amateur centres around CIA cryptographer Charlie Heller (Rami Malek – No Time To Die), who likes puzzles, but is going to wish he didn’t have to try and solve the latestone. His wife, Sarah …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of CONCLAVE!
Conclave is the process is voting for a new Head of the Catholic Church, since the Pope is dead, and a new one must be elected. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes – The Menu) is tasked …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (2024)
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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The Crow (2024) – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Bill Skarsgård
The Crow (2024) has had a tough row to hoe, as its lead, Bill Skarsgård (Boy Kills World, John Wick Chapter 4), has been at pains to point out that this film is NOT a …
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One Life – The DVDfever Cinema Review – Anthony Hopkins
One Life proves, yet again, that one of our greatest national treasures of all time is Anthony Hopkins, still pulling out winning performances at the age of 86, following his absolute powerhouse of a performance …
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Stowaway – The DVDfever Review – Netflix – Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette
Stowaway begins with what feels like the most ridiculous of premises in that a crew going to Mars has just three individuals on it. Really?! Even last year’s Away had at least seven on board …
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Ammonite – The DVDfever Review – Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet
Ammonite is set in the 1840s, and centres around standoffish fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet – in the forthcoming Mare Of Easttown), who’s taking huge, fossilised rocks off the beach, starting with a titular …
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The Old Guard – The DVDfever Review – Charlize Theron – Netflix
The Old Guard is a new Netflix action movie which proves that death is no longer the career setback it used to be. Andy (Charlize Theron) is one of a rag-tag bunch of futuristic A-Team-style …
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Patrick Melrose: The Complete Series – The DVDfever Review – Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Melrose is a drama I went into knowing absolutely nothing about it, but it has been previewed for some time, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role. It’s based on the novels by Edward …
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