Posts By David Farnor
First look UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 5
October 10, 2016 | David Farnor
This review is based on the opening episodes of Ripper Street Season 5. Warning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 to 4 of Ripper Street. Already seen Ripper Street? Read our full spoiler-filled review.
It’s been almost exactly four years … Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 11 and 12
October 9, 2016 | David Farnor
This review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
Is Tyrell Wellick alive or dead? Was he even real in the first place, or just a figment … Read More
Netflix UK binge review: Luke Cage, Episode 8, 9, 10 and 11 (spoilers)
October 9, 2016 | David Farnor
Luke Cage Season 1’s second half is frustratingly uneven, despite some fantastic female characters.Read More
Catch up TV review: Zapped, Trigger Happy
October 9, 2016 | David Farnor
What’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
LFF 2016 reviews: Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, A United Kingdom, A Monster Calls
October 8, 2016 | David Farnor
From Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival has embraced VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More
9 reasons why you should be watching Amazon’s Ripper Street
October 8, 2016 | David Farnor
Ripper Street returns this week for a fifth and final season. This last run, which will be released all-at-once, picks up directly where the Season 4 cliffhanger left off – and follows its aftermath for six episodes, as our leads … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Siege of Jadotville
October 7, 2016 | David Farnor
Netflix’s explosive war film sheds light on unknown history with a frustrating and thrilling simplicity.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Hoax
October 7, 2016 | David Farnor
Director: Lasse Hallström Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci Certificate: 15 Watch The Hoax online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
There’s something about … Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 6 and 7
October 5, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Halt and Catch Fire is the best its ever been in Season 3 – and Episodes 6 and 7 are beautiful, bitter proof of that fact.
AMC’s show is a manual in self-sabotage, a study of … Read More
Raindance 2016 reviews: Don’t Knock Twice, Incarnation, Noma: Forgiving Apartheid
October 5, 2016 | David Farnor
The 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. We take a look at some of the movies screening, from … Read More
