benedict cumberbatch
VOD film review: 12 Years a Slave
May 5, 2014 | David FarnorSteve McQueen’s unflinching biographical drama is harrowing, powerful cinema.Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
April 7, 2014 | David FarnorPeter Jackson’s ambitious expansion of The Hobbit brings exciting scale to the tiny adventure.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 3 (His Last Vow)
January 13, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This review contains mild spoilers.
“The problems of your past are your business. The problems of your future are my privilege.”
It’s hard to know exactly how you would react to the news that the woman you’ve just married … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 2 (The Sign of Three)
January 6, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This review contains mild spoilers.
We all know what to expect from a wedding, just as we all know what to expect from an episode of Sherlock, but The Sign of Three skipped the old, blue and borrowed and … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Holmes Season 3, Episode 1 (The Empty Hearse)
January 2, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This review contains mild spoilers.
How did Sherlock fake his death? The Empty Hearse, the first episode of Season Three, finally gives us some answers. In fact, it gives us three. And, along the way, throws in an appearance … Read More
Molly and Mycroft: The unsung heroes of BBC’s Sherlock
January 1, 2014 | David FarnorWe look back at Season 1 and 2 of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ modern-day reboot
It’s a three-patch problem.
That’s how Sherlock Holmes described his first case in A Study in Pink. That throwaway line set the tone for … Read More
VOD film review: War Horse
December 12, 2013 | David FarnorIn Spielberg’s sentimental tale of a boy and his horse, the going’s good to soft. Mostly soft.Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
November 11, 2013 | Ian LoringDirector: Peter Jackson Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Aidan Gillen, James Nesbitt, Sylvester McCoy Certificate: 12
With the middle installment of Peter Jackson’s new trilogy soon to be upon us, the big man settles back into his Extended … Read More
iTunes short film review: Little Favour
November 5, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Patrick Viktor Monroe Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Salmon, Paris Winter Monroe, Nick Moran Watch online: iTunes
Benedict Cumberbatch is surely the world’s busiest man. This year alone, he has worked on seven films. But while he romps into cinemas … Read More
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Little Favour short to be released on iTunes [Trailer]
October 17, 2013 | David FarnorRead our review of Little Favour here.
“We need to call in that favour…”
Hear that? That’s the sound of a lot of Benedict Cumberbatch fans getting excited – because on Tuesday 5th November, the actor will be available to … Read More