Posts By David Farnor
Netflix UK film review: Hunger
June 30, 2017 | David FarnorMichael Fassbender delivers an unflinching performance in Steve McQueen’s powerful drama about a hunger strike in a Northern Irish prison.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Nobody Speak: Trials of a Free Press
June 28, 2017 | David FarnorA juicy scandal paves way for a pressing reminder of the importance of independent journalism in this timely documentary.Read More
VOD film review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
June 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis stripped-down scare ride is genuinely terrifying cinema.Read More
Catch up TV review: The Crystal Maze, Host the Week, When Kids Kill, The Real Full Monty
June 25, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Short film review: Dawn of the Deaf
June 25, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Rob Savage Cast: Caroline Ward, Haley Bishop, Radina Drandova Runtime: 12mins Watch Dawn of the Deaf online: Vimeo
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.
“I don’t care who sees … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 10 (Finale – Lantern)
June 25, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Better Call Saul Season 3? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
Back when Better Call Saul was first announced, it was expected to be a jolly affair, a comedic romp … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Shimmer Lake
June 24, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Oren Uziel Cast: Rainn Wilson, Benjamin Walker, John Michael Higgins Watch Shimmer Lake online in the UK: Netflix UK
It’s an irrefutable fact of life that if you’ve seen Memento once, you’ve seen it twice – probably a second … Read More
VOD film review: The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
June 23, 2017 | David FarnorDirectors: Bartek Dziadosz, Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Tilda Swinton Cast: John Berger, Tilda Swinton Certificate: 12 Watch The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger online in the UK: MUBI UK / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) … Read More
VOD film review: Coraline
June 23, 2017 | David FarnorNot quite The Nightmare Before Christmas, but Coraline is a pleasingly unpleasant bedtime story.Read More
VOD film review: The LEGO Batman Movie
June 20, 2017 | David FarnorWill Arnett is your new favourite Batman in this inspired superhero comedy.Read More