Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: The Fall of the Krays
January 10, 2016 | David Farnor
This 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 Farnor
True 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 Farnor
Netflix 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 Farnor
Guillermo 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
The Rack Pack – BBC iPlayer’s Big Break?
January 5, 2016 | David Farnor
Almost exactly 30 years ago, Chas & Dave got together Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne to record a song called Snooker Loopy. It went to number six in the UK charts. That single is a distant memory for … Read More
VOD film review: The Wolfpack
January 4, 2016 | David Farnor
An unusual subject gets a compelling, if shallow, treatment in this fascinating documentary.Read More
Short film review: Aardman’s Special Delivery
January 3, 2016 | David Farnor
Director: Tim Ruffle Runtime: 4mins Watch Special Delivery online: YouTube
On the first Sunday of every month, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.
Just before Christmas, YouTube and Aardman teamed up to … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Kabul Kitchen
January 3, 2016 | David Farnor
This review is based on the first four episodes of Kabul Kitchen: Season 1. What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
Say “Afghanistan” to most people and they won’t … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who 2015 Christmas special (The Husbands of River Song)
January 2, 2016 | David Farnor
“There’s no such thing as happy ever after. It’s just a lie we tell ourselves because the truth is so hard,” says The Doctor in the 2015 Christmas special. Peter Capaldi. Grumpy sentiment. So far, so par for the course … Read More
