Posts By David Farnor
RIP Alan Rickman: The best bad guy a film could have
January 14, 2016 | David FarnorAlan Rickman belonged to that rare group of humans who could say more with their eyebrows than most people could in a two-hour monologue. It was that ability to strike fear into an audience with a tiny flick of his … Read More
VOD film review: Dreamgirls
January 13, 2016 | David FarnorThis star-studded adaptation of the stage musical is infectious, stylish fun.Read More
Interview: Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg on Ripper Street Season 4
January 12, 2016 | David FarnorEpisode 1 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 22nd August, with the whole thing available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Ripper Street returns for a fourth season this Friday – and with Matthew … Read More
RIP David Bowie (or, Helping Frances to find her Ha)
January 11, 2016 | David FarnorEveryone has a David Bowie moment. That doesn’t mean that everyone knew David Bowie, but it does mean that his reach and influence was wide enough for you to have connected with him. The man was a legend. An icon. … Read More
Catch-up TV reviews: Beowulf, Lip Sync Battle UK, From Dusk Till Dawn, Walter Presents
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorWe catch up with some of the week’s TV on free catch-up services. For BBC shows, see our weekly Best of BBC iPlayer column.
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (ITV Hub)
Oh dear. ITV’s latest attempt to forge a … Read More
VOD film review: The Fall of the Krays
January 10, 2016 | David FarnorThis ambitious indie take on The Krays is well directed, but winds up more EastEnders than Scarface.Read More
VOD film review: Bolshoi Babylon
January 9, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Nick Read, Mark Franchetti Cast: Maria Alexandrova, Maria Allash, Sergei Filin Certificate: PG Watch Bolshoi Babylon online in the UK: We Are Colony / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV store / Google Play / BFI Player
“The world … Read More
What evidence did Making a Murderer leave out?
January 7, 2016 | David FarnorTrue crime documentary Making a Murderer premiered on Netflix worldwide less than three weeks ago and already, the whole of the Internet seems to be up in arms about the injustices faced by Steven Avery.
A quick recap (with … Read More
Netflix achieves dream of almost total world domination
January 6, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has achieved its dream of almost total world domination, only six days into the new year.
The VOD giant simultaneously launched its streaming service in 130 new countries today, meaning that the site is now available in 190 countries … Read More
Guillermo del Toro and Voltron head to Netflix in new DreamWorks deal
January 5, 2016 | David FarnorGuillermo del Toro and Voltron are heading to Netflix, as part of a new deal with DreamWorks Animation.
The streaming giant and DreamWorks’ animation arm have been in cahoots with each other for some time, forming the main backbone of … Read More