Posts By David Farnor
Netflix UK TV review: Little Boy Blue
April 30, 2017 | David FarnorSensitively written and powerfully performed, this is heart-wrenching viewing.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Casting JonBenet
April 28, 2017 | David FarnorThis true crime documentary deconstructs the true crime trend to mesmerising effect.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Las Chicas del Cable
April 28, 2017 | David FarnorIt’s hard to remember a time when telephones were all attached to landlines, fixed, immobile and generally located within ear’s reach of your parents. It’s even harder to remember a time before telephones, when the idea of talking to someone … Read More
Interview: Maggie Civantos, Berta Vázquez and Najwa Nimri talk Locked Up Season 2
April 27, 2017 | David FarnorTonight sees the return of Locked Up, a Spanish drama about an all-female prison. On the surface, it sounds like Orange Is the New Black, but Vis a Vis (as it’s known in its home country) has a colour all … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 17
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers
If in doubt, 24 has taught us two tricks to keep a TV thriller going: firstly, unexpectedly kill someone off, or secondly, unexpectedly bring someone back from the dead. Designated Survivor did the first just after … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 3
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorSlow, suspenseful steps see Better Call Saul make some deceptively big strides.Read More
UK TV review: 24: Legacy Episode 10 (9pm to 10pm)
April 25, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 10. Not seen 24: Legacy? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
With only two more episodes to go, 24 Legacy enters the final stretch, but just as the spin-off really … Read More
VOD film review: Gleason
April 24, 2017 | David FarnorThis hugely moving tribute to human resilience is cinema at its most inspiring and powerful.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 6
April 23, 2017 | David FarnorGripping, provocative and deceptively topical, Homeland’s sixth season is as relevant and entertaining as ever.Read More
Catch up TV review: Born to Kill, Hunting the KGB Killers, Maigret’s Night at the Crossroads
April 23, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’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 … Read More