Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Suburra
June 24, 2016 | David FarnorA gripping crime thriller with style to spare.Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3 Finale (Episode 8 and 9)
June 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human.”
The creatures of the night. What music they make. And what music they have made for three seasons during the course of Penny Dreadful … Read More
YouTube remains top VOD player in UK, as Netflix overtakes in US
June 22, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube remains the top VOD player in the UK, despite Netflix overtaking the site in the US to become number one.
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that the VOD giant stormed to the top of its popularity charts this … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Zoolander No. 2
June 22, 2016 | David FarnorReally, really, ridiculously disappointing.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 4 (Happy Birthday to Me)
June 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Scream the TV series has so far been a writer’s affair, knowingly playing with the cliches of the genre and unknowingly doing so with ultra-cheesy dialogue. Episode 4 of Season 2, though, proves that it can … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 11 (Vengeance Is Mine)
June 20, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
It’s not easy being the head of the Jacobite Rebellion. Firstly, your nickname is Bonnie. Secondly, you look and sound like a petulant schoolboy. And thirdly, nobody in your war cabinet can agree on what the … Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 7 (Ebb Tide)
June 20, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Who’s the better boyfriend: Dr. Frankenstein or Dracula? Any TV show based around that question deserves to win all the awards. As Penny Dreadful Season 3 nears its conclusion, that dilemma has never been more keenly … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 3
June 20, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Will she or won’t she? That’s the question we’re left with by the end of Episode 3 of Scream’s second season. It’s a significantly more exciting question than the previous one: Did she or didn’t she? … Read More
Why The Living and the Dead should be your next box set
June 20, 2016 | David FarnorMore than your average ghost story, this creepy, character-driven drama is a pastoral horror show to savour.Read More
Amazon pilot reviews: The Interestings, The Last Tycoon, Little Big Awesome and more
June 18, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s summer 2016 pilot season is here, with two adult dramas and six kids’ series available for anyone (including non-Amazon Prime Video subscribers) to stream for free. Audience feedback is then used to choose which pilots get commissioned to become … Read More