Posts By David Farnor
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 4
October 11, 2015 | David FarnorBefore Season 5 begins on Channel 4 on Sunday 11th October, we catch up with Homeland Season 4 – and where to watch it online.
Is there a TV show more unevenly brilliant than Homeland? Season 4 of the show … Read More
VOD film review: Red Army
October 11, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Gabe Polsky Cast: Viacheslav Fetisov, Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins Certificate: PG Watch Red Army online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Anyone … Read More
VOD film review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
October 8, 2015 | David FarnorThis impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.Read More
VOD film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
October 8, 2015 | David FarnorBloody, funny, poetic and tragic, Tim Burton and Sweeney Todd prove the perfect match.Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)
October 7, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.
Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (6th October 2015)
October 6, 2015 | David FarnorFrom Sliding Doors to A Syrian Love Story, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth clicking onto this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its streaming line-up, from a 1970s sitcom and a cartoon series about … Read More
VOD film review: Mad Max: Fury Road
October 6, 2015 | David FarnorGeorge Miller’s jaw-dropping post-apocalyptic actioner is insanely entertaining.Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 1
October 5, 2015 | David Farnor“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”
That was Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in Season 1 of The Leftovers, HBO’s mysterious drama that bewitched and … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: The Last Man on Earth, Body Donors, Forced Marriage Cops, The Almost Impossible Game Show
October 4, 2015 | 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
VOD film review: By Our Selves
October 4, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Andrew Kötting Cast: Toby Jones, Andrew Kötting, Freddie Jones Watch By Our Selves online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
It’s been three years since … Read More