Posts By David Farnor
Catch up TV reviews: The Last Leg, As Yet Untitled, Rich Brother Poor Brother, Rescue Dog to Super Dog
June 12, 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 … Read More
Top 15 moments of Orange Is the New Black: Season 3
June 12, 2016 | David FarnorWith Season 4 of OITNB on the way this month, we look back at our favourite bits from Season 3. Warning: Spoilers.
“Everything is different the second time around,” sings Orange Is the New Black’s theme tune. By the time … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (11th June)
June 11, 2016 | David FarnorHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Battleship Potemkin. One … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 2
June 9, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“The thing about the truth is it’s hard to pin down.”
Noah is getting all the good lines in this second season of Scream, but while it might sound like he’s stating the obvious, there are … Read More
VOD film review: Russell T. Davies’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2016)
June 9, 2016 | David FarnorRussell T Davies’ enchantingly fresh take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a celebration of life and imagination.Read More
VOD film review: Paranormal Activity
June 8, 2016 | David FarnorWhen things don’t happen, it’s brilliantly disturbing. When they do, it’s a slight disappointment.
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UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 5 (This World Is Our Hell)
June 7, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Snakes, horses, and werewolves, oh my. After Episode 4’s astonishing solo outing for Eva Green and Rory Kinnear, Episode 5 of Penny Dreadful’s Season 3 initially looks like we’re back on a wider playing field, but … Read More
VOD film review: Watchmen
June 7, 2016 | David FarnorZack Snyder’s striking and ambitious adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel is an underrated semi-success.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 1 (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
June 6, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“We’re all final girls in Lakewood. Because we survived.”
That’s Emma at the start of Scream Season 2. Yes, MTV’s surprisingly good horror series, which spun off from Wes Craven’s movie franchise last year, is back … Read More
VOD film review: The Absent One
June 5, 2016 | David FarnorThis highly competent crime drama has all the benefits of Scandinavian noir but without the need for binge-viewing.Read More