Posts By David Farnor
First look Netflix UK TV review: Dickensian
August 21, 2017 | David FarnorMarley wasn’t dead to begin with. Not yet, anyway. That’s because this isn’t A Christmas Carol: it’s Dickensian, the new series from Tony Jordan. Charles, people love to say, would be writing soap operas, if he were alive today – … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Atypical Season 1
August 20, 2017 | David FarnorPart-sitcom and part-challenging drama, Netflix’s well-meaning series about a teen with autism would benefit from being more, well, atypical.Read More
Catch up TV review: Cheap Cheap Cheap, Inside the Cockpit, Valkyrien, Professor T
August 20, 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 Best … Read More
VOD film review: One Hour Photo
August 19, 2017 | David FarnorRobin Williams delivers a picture-perfect performance in this chillingly understated psychological thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
August 18, 2017 | David FarnorPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping isn’t just your new favourite comedy: it’s your new favourite album.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Girl Who Played with Fire
August 17, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Daniel Alfredson Cast: Noomi Rapace, Mikael Nyqvist, Mikael Spreitz, Peter Andersson, Georgi Staykov Certificate: 15 Watch The Girl Who Played with Fire online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
VOD film review: Kong: Skull Island
August 16, 2017 | David FarnorThis vibrant, violent King Kong reboot mixes the thrill of monsters and the fun of world-building in one hairy package.Read More
7 reasons you should be watching Ray Donovan
August 16, 2017 | David FarnorScandal fixing, gossip killing and corpse hiding? What more could you want from a TV show? And yet, despite Ray Donovan’s star cast (including Liev Schreiber and Oscar winner Jon Voight), darkly comic premise and brooding lead man, Showtime’s series … Read More
UK TV review: People Just Do Nothing Season 4
August 15, 2017 | David FarnorNever seen People Just Do Nothing? Catch up with our reviews of Season 1 here and Season 2 here.
The boys are back in town. And by town, we mean Brentford. And by boys, we mean, well, exactly that. The … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 3, Episode 7 (The Most Powerful Man in the World)
August 15, 2017 | David FarnorWith the final season of The Leftovers available all at once on-demand, we’ll be bringing you our thoughts on each episode one at a time. Warning: This contains spoilers.
“I thought we were going to do it together,” says Kevin … Read More
















