Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
October 22, 2015 | David FarnorThis documentary about an Elvis soundalike is an intriguing study of the thin line between fame and anonymity.Read More
The 00-cycle: How Daniel Craig’s films succeeded in rebooting James Bond
October 20, 2015 | David FarnorAs Daniel Craig returns to play James Bond in SPECTRE, the 24th film in the franchise could be his last in the role. Whether that’s the case or not, it marks the completion of a mission his films set out … Read More
Amazon Prime film review: Somewhere
October 20, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Sofia Coppola Cast: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning Certificate: 15 Watch Somewhere online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Johnny (Dorff) is living the life of a … Read More
First look UK TV review: The Muppets (2015 TV series)
October 19, 2015 | David FarnorThe Muppets misses that rainbow connection – but certainly finds your funny bone.Read More
VOD film review: Jurassic World
October 19, 2015 | David FarnorThis thrilling ride back to your youth proves dinosaurs can still seem as amazing as they did 22 years ago.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Homeland Season 5, Episode 1
October 18, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s hard to image a more suitable title for Homeland’s Season 5 opener than “Separation Anxiety”. After Season 4’s surprising about-turn into good-again territory, drawing a line in the sand between now and the Brody-bogged days of Seasons 2 and … Read More
Catch-up TV reviews: The Returned S2, Unforgotten, TFI Friday, Wheelchair Rugby
October 18, 2015 | David FarnorWe catch up with some of the week’s TV available on Freeview VOD services.
TFI Friday – All 4
Dum dum daaaa do-do-do daaaa. (Ba-ba bum baa.) Those who still find themselves occasionally humming the theme tune for TFI … Read More
Interview: Jonás Cuarón on Desierto, digital distribution and Gravity
October 18, 2015 | David FarnorDesierto received its European premiere at the London Film Festival in 2015 (read our review here). The action thriller, which is as gripping as it is political, sees a group of illegal immigrants (led by Gael García Bernal’s Moises) stranded … Read More
Hands-on review: New NOW TV Box (2015)
October 17, 2015 | David FarnorA year ago, we gave you a run-down of each streaming media device on the UK market, from Chromecast to NOW. Sky’s little box, essentially a branded Roku, was already handicapped, thanks to its restriction of apps to only those … Read More
VOD film review: Superbob
October 17, 2015 | David FarnorBrett Goldstein is on super form in this endearingly low-key comedy.Read More