Posts By David Farnor
Netflix UK film review: My Beautiful Broken Brain
March 20, 2016 | David Farnor
“An exquisite, painful nightmare.” That’s how Lotje Sodderland describes living after a stroke in this astonishing, vivid documentary. My Beautiful Broken Brain follows the 34-year-old’s recovery after her brain haemorrhage in 2011 – and more than lives up to its … Read More
The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (20th March 2016)
March 20, 2016 | David Farnor
We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)
Sport Relief
Catching up with a whole night of live TV fundraising … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Unreported World, Elevenish, First Dates, Amy
March 20, 2016 | David Farnor
What’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 Farnor
Warning: 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 Farnor
Director: 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 Farnor
This 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 Farnor
Aaron 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 Farnor
What 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 Farnor
Space. 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 Farnor
An excellently acted, provocative study of domestic dependency.Read More
