Posts By David Farnor
Review: Top Gear – and why it could learn a thing or two from BBC Three’s Extra Gear
May 29, 2016 | David FarnorTop Gear without Clarkson, Hammond and May? The BBC reboot was always damned if it did and damned if it didn’t. And, sure enough, the first episode aired with Twitter in full backlash mode. Some were angry it was too … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Secret Life of the Human Pups, How to Get a Council House, Magnifica 70
May 29, 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
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 8 (The Fox’s Lair)
May 29, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” opines Claire in Episode 8 of Outlander Season 2. Which is partly why she and Jamie fled France to head … Read More
VOD film review: Spotlight
May 29, 2016 | David FarnorThis retelling of the Boston Globe’s 2011 investigation into abuse in the Catholic Church is urgent, gripping filmmaking.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Chef’s Table: Season 2
May 29, 2016 | David Farnor“When we’re born, we have a limited ability to perceive flavour,” says chef Grant Achatz in the second season of Netflix’s Chef’s Table. “As you get older, you become able to discern more, but you’re young enough not to remember … Read More
Why Scream the TV series should be your next box set
May 29, 2016 | David FarnorEnjoyably familiar but surprisingly new, this spooky spin-off is undemanding fun.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Bloodline Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 3)
May 27, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers for the basic setup of Bloodline’s second season.
“We’re not bad people,” said John Rayburn (Kyle Chandler) in the first season of Bloodline. “But we did a bad thing.” That was the hook for Netflix’s … Read More
Curzon Home Cinema launches upgraded apps for Android and iOS
May 27, 2016 | David FarnorCurzon Home Cinema is now available on Android, as the VOD service launches brand new mobile apps.
The Curzon Player app, available now to download for both iOS and Android devices, gives users an improved viewing experience, as it allows … Read More
9 unanswered questions we have after Bloodline Season 1
May 26, 2016 | David FarnorWith Bloodline Season 2 arriving on Friday 27th May, some will be binge-viewing the first run to catch up with Netflix’s series. Others will be looking forward to returning to Florida Keys for more Rayburn family action after a 12-month … Read More
VOD film review: Youth
May 25, 2016 | David FarnorA witty and often warm meditation on ageing and death.Read More