Posts By David Farnor
The big stream: The rise of virtual film festivals
March 14, 2021 | David Farnor
With cinemas across the UK and Ireland looking to open once more in a couple of months, the film industry is readying for some kind of return to normality. But the entertainment landscape around the world has changed dramatically in … Read More
Apple TV film review: Cherry
March 13, 2021 | David Farnor
A committed turn from Tom Holland can’t redeem this tedious, over-stuffed drama.Read More
VOD film review: SAS: Red Notice
March 12, 2021 | David Farnor
Sam Heughan doesn’t get the leading role he deserves in this muddled action thriller.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Yes Day
March 12, 2021 | David Farnor
Netflix’s comedy turns its anarchic premise into generic family fare.Read More
VOD film review: Judas and the Black Messiah
March 11, 2021 | David Farnor
Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield are sensational in this propulsive paranoid thriller about the betrayal of Fred Hampton.Read More
VOD film review: The Little Things
March 11, 2021 | David Farnor
A strong lead turn from Denzel Washington brings nuance to this conventional crime drama.
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VOD film review: Locked Down
March 11, 2021 | David Farnor
This likeable but uneven heist flick is a downbeat screwball caper that captures the raw, messy nature of lockdown life.Read More
UK TV review: Fern Brady: Power and Chaos
March 10, 2021 | David Farnor
This enjoyably cynical set is packed with acerbic energy.Read More
Catch up TV review: McDonald & Dodds S2, Max Clifford: The Fall of a Tabloid King, Grayson’s Art Club S2
March 7, 2021 | 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
Glasgow Film Festival review: The Woman with Leopard Shoes
March 7, 2021 | David Farnor
This inventive, creative neo-noir is a stylish surprise.Read More
