Posts By David Farnor
Apple TV film review: The Elephant Queen
November 1, 2019 | David Farnor
This visually stunning tale of elephants on the move is a simple but engaging nature documentary.Read More
Why you should catch up with Dickinson on Apple TV
November 1, 2019 | David Farnor
This well-acted modern take on the life of Emily Dickinson is an enjoyably unconventional watch.Read More
The King review: A brilliantly performed historical drama
November 1, 2019 | David Farnor
With an excellent cast and enjoyably grubby action, this revision of Henry V is far from Shakespeare, but far from dull.Read More
Catch Up TV review: The Accident, The Prince and the Padeophile, Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong’o
October 27, 2019 | 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
For Sama: Essential viewing
October 27, 2019 | David Farnor
One mother’s heartbreaking dispatch from Syria is political turmoil at its most personal.Read More
VOD film review: Rocketman
October 26, 2019 | David Farnor
Taron Egerton is electric in an Elton John biopic bursting with invention and energy.Read More
Netflix UK film review: By the Grace of God
October 25, 2019 | David Farnor
François Ozon’s timely drama about victims of abuse within the Catholic church is a powerful display of restrained, urgent filmmaking.Read More
VOD review: Non-Fiction
October 22, 2019 | David Farnor
Director: Olivier Assayas Cast: Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Théret, Nora Hamzawi Certificate: 15 Watch Non-Fiction online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema
Arriving just before his new political thriller, Wasp Network, and just after his Kristen Stewart-led … Read More
Watchmen (HBO): Timely, unusual and thrilling TV
October 21, 2019 | David Farnor
Damon Lindelof’s remix of Watchmen is compulsively unusual, excitingly ambitious and challengingly pertinent television.Read More
London Film Festival review: The Aeronauts, 37 Seconds, Monsoon, Jojo Rabbit
October 20, 2019 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon and MUBI debuting their latest exclusives and originals at the London Film Festival, we head to Leicester Square to catch up with some of the films on offer.
For more of our coverage from the 2019 London … Read More
