Posts By David Farnor
LFF 2016 reviews: Prevenge, Mindhorn, Christine, Dog Eat Dog, Bleed for This
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorFrom Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival is embracing VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorBizarre, surprising, hilarious, full of insight and vaguely disturbing, Werner Herzog and the Internet are a match made in cyber-heavenRead More
UK TV review: Westworld, Episode 1
October 11, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers.
“I know things will work out the way they’re meant to,” says Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) in Episode 1 of HBO’s Westworld. The TV series, which is based on Michael Crichton’s sci-fi classic from … Read More
LFF 2016 reviews: Arrival, La La Land, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
October 10, 2016 | David FarnorFrom Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival is embracing VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More
First look UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 5
October 10, 2016 | David FarnorThis review is based on the opening episodes of Ripper Street Season 5. Warning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 to 4 of Ripper Street. Already seen Ripper Street? Read our full spoiler-filled review.
It’s been almost exactly four years … Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 11 and 12
October 9, 2016 | David FarnorThis review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
Is Tyrell Wellick alive or dead? Was he even real in the first place, or just a figment … Read More
Netflix UK binge review: Luke Cage, Episode 8, 9, 10 and 11 (spoilers)
October 9, 2016 | David FarnorLuke Cage Season 1’s second half is frustratingly uneven, despite some fantastic female characters.Read More
Catch up TV review: Zapped, Trigger Happy
October 9, 2016 | 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
LFF 2016 reviews: Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, A United Kingdom, A Monster Calls
October 8, 2016 | David FarnorFrom Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival has embraced VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More
9 reasons why you should be watching Amazon’s Ripper Street
October 8, 2016 | David FarnorRipper Street returns this week for a fifth and final season. This last run, which will be released all-at-once, picks up directly where the Season 4 cliffhanger left off – and follows its aftermath for six episodes, as our leads … Read More