Posts By David Farnor
BBC iPlayer review: HyperNormalisation
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorLast year, Adam Curtis delivered Bitter Lake directly into the nation’s eyeballs on BBC iPlayer. It was experimental, challenging, ambitious filmmaking. Now, he’s back with HyperNormalisation, an equally epic piece of TV that proves more accessible than his last work, … Read More
VOD film review: Casa de mi Padre
October 22, 2016 | David FarnorCasa de mi Padre proves Will Ferrell speaking nonsense in any language is entertaining. Does it make sense? No. Is it funny? Yes. Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 1 (Nosedive – spoilers)
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe first time it has played for laughs, this disturbingly hilarious satire is a bold opener for Black Mirror’s new season.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 3 Finale (Episode 9 and 10)
October 21, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“This is a really cool idea,” says Cameron in the finale of Halt and Catch Fire Season 3. And in that single sentence, she sums up everything about the show that has made it get better … Read More
Hands-On Review: Is Shudder UK the Netflix of horror?
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorShudder is finally here in the UK. Promising all-you-scream thrills, spills and scares for £4.99 a month, it’s the Netflix of horror – but can it live up to that star billing? We take AMC’s subscription VOD service for a … Read More
Shudder UK TV review: Beyond the Walls
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorA woman inherits a haunted house in Beyond the Walls, a new French mini-series – but while that might suggest this is a run-of-the-mill bumps-in-the-night affair, Beyond the Walls is a fascinatingly unique horror.
Spanning three episodes, it’s a masterclass … Read More
VOD film review: V/H/S
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorThis uneven but effective horror anthology is an analogue shot in the arm for a digital age.Read More
VOD film review: The Collector
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorA grizzly 90 minutes of grimly executed gore. The Collector is horrible, but highly gripping. Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Hole (2010)
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorA proper horror for kids big and small, this is friendly fun to freak out the hole (ahem) family.Read More
VOD film review: Stitches
October 20, 2016 | David FarnorRoss Noble delivers a fantastically sick performance in this hit-and-miss horror.Read More