Posts By David Farnor
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (23rd August 2015)
August 23, 2015 | David FarnorOn Sunday 23rd August, the BBC begins the start of an ambitious project with CBS: a live string of three broadcasts from Monterey Bay in California. Filming from the sea, the air and from an aquarium studio, the hope is … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Very British Problems, Flockstars, Katie Price: In Therapy
August 23, 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: Escobar: Paradise Lost
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Traisac Certificate: 15 Watch Escobar: Paradise Lost online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More
VOD film review: Pressure
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Ron Scalpello Cast: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole Certificate: 15 Watch Pressure online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Head 400 metres below sea level … Read More
UK TV review: The Spoils Before Dying
August 20, 2015 | David FarnorLike Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace? Love jazz? Then you should try The Spoils Before Dying, the hot new jazz noir detective show nobody’s talking about.
Why is nobody talking about it? That’s partly because the show is broadcast at 10.30pm on … Read More
VOD film review: War Book
August 19, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Tom Harper Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Nicholas Burns, Sophie Okonedo Certificate: 15 Watch War Book online in the UK: Vertigo On Demand / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Ever since the 1960s, the UK government … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Hit Record on TV
August 18, 2015 | David Farnor“Ladies and gentlemen, please turn on all recording devices,” announces a polite voice at the start of each episode of HitRecord on TV – a playful instruction that neatly sums up the subversive, all-inclusive philosophy that governs Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new … Read More
VOD film review: The Salvation
August 18, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Kristian Levring Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eva Green, Eric Cantona Certificate: 15 Watch The Salvation online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
The Salvation … Read More
VOD film review: The Falling
August 17, 2015 | David FarnorThis funny, shocking paranormal coming-of-age musical is entrancing cinema.Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (16th August 2015)
August 16, 2015 | David FarnorWith BBC iPlayer enjoying a record month a traffic in July – a time when its collection was at its most diverse and impressive – the catch-up service continues its crowd-pleasing run by bringing back the third season of Sherlock … Read More