Posts By David Farnor
First look Netflix UK TV review: The OA
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorEarnest, enigmatic and endlessly intriguing, The OA may have just stolen a spot in your list of the year’s best TV.Read More
The Man in the High Castle Season 1: A masterclass in world-building and what-ifs
December 14, 2016 | David FarnorWith Season 2 of The Man in the High Castle on the way, we look back at the final episodes of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.
“A wise man once said to me, fate is fluid, destiny is in … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 8 (Medusa)
December 13, 2016 | David FarnorSupergirl returns to form with a family-focused episode that leads naturally into a four-way crossover.Read More
VOD film review: Room 237
December 13, 2016 | David FarnorThis collage of The Shining conspiracy theories is a bonkers yet fascinating study of how art finds meaning with its audience.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 7 (The Darkest Place)
December 12, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Supergirl has always excelled at doing a lot in 45 minutes, even in Season 2’s more uneven instalments. Episode 7, though, is a record for the show, cramming in not just one or two or even … Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Once Upon a Holiday
December 12, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: James Head Cast: Briana Evigan, Paul Campbell Watch Once Upon a Holiday online in the UK: Netflix
Every day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s … Read More
VOD film review: King of Devil’s Island
December 12, 2016 | David FarnorThis shocking drama based on a true story carries a chilling impact.Read More
Catch-up TV reviews: This Is Us, In Plain Sight, Slum Britain
December 11, 2016 | 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
UK TV review: Humans Season 2, Episode 6
December 11, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
With two more episodes to go, Humans Season 2 begins to tie its ends together with Episode 6 – and it does so with a slew of thought-provoking ideas.
After Episode 5’s reveal, we finally get … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
December 11, 2016 | David FarnorDouglas Adams is not an author whose stories are suitable for the screen. His stories are barely suitable for the page. The writer’s genius lies not his in narrative prowess, but in his ever-inventive stream of imagination and humour – … Read More