Posts By David Farnor
Catch up TV reviews: Unreported World, Elevenish, First Dates, Amy
March 20, 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: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 6 (My Struggle II)
March 20, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“Everyone dies in the end,” says Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis) in the finale of The X-Files Season 10. “I just changed the timetable.”
It’s an apt sentiment to share in what could be the … Read More
VOD film review: 88:88
March 19, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Isiah Medina Certificate: TBC Watch 88:88 online in the UK: Not currently available on VOD
The word “experimental” isn’t necessarily one that brings people running in hordes to see a film. It conjures up images of an art installation, … Read More
VOD film review: The Pearl Button
March 18, 2016 | David FarnorThis beautiful documentary may not always hold water, but it’s as thought-provoking as it is poetic.Read More
VOD film review: Steve Jobs
March 18, 2016 | David FarnorAaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle team up for this gripping portrait of a man and a machine that shaped the 21st century.Read More
First look Walter Presents TV review: Thicker Than Water Season 1
March 17, 2016 | David FarnorWhat is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
Since its launch, Walter Presents has managed to offer a little bit of everything: high-concept cop shows, political nailbiters, period spy adventures, … Read More
Google Play web series review: Moon Shot
March 16, 2016 | David FarnorSpace. The final frontier. Unless you’re one of the people hoping to win Google’s reward for building a lander to the moon. That’s the Google Lunar X Prize, launched in 2007 to inspire entrepreneurs to invent affordable space technology – … Read More
VOD film review: Next to Her
March 16, 2016 | David FarnorAn excellently acted, provocative study of domestic dependency.Read More
VOD film review: Time Out of Mind
March 15, 2016 | David FarnorA moving drama with a masterful performance from Richard Gere.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 5
March 15, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“I’ll put Frances on that.” Those five words sound harmless, until you’ve seen Episode 5 of Better Call Saul Season 2. The Breaking Bad spin-off has more than established by now its slow pace, which prioritises … Read More