Posts By David Farnor
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 9
June 8, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 9? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.
Last week, Game of Thrones brought us the shocking reminder that no matter how much politicians pussyfoot around, when death rises up from the ground and tries … Read More
12 things Jurassic Park teaches us about bad project management
June 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe look back at the original Jurassic Park to examine why InGen’s dinosaur theme park was doomed to failure.Read More
VOD film review: Son of a Gun
June 8, 2015 | David FarnorEwan McGregor goes bad guy for this tense, smart, gripping thriller.Read More
Short film review: Black Angel (1980)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Roger Christian Cast: Tony Vogel Runtime: 25 mins Watch Black Angel online in the UK: YouTube / iTunes
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday. This week, with the news … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (7th June 2015)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorThe BBC can sometimes provide a mixed bag of TV offerings. The recent premiere of Sun Trap, a purported comedy starring Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak, is a prime example: the sitcom sees Novak’s undercover investigator parade a range of … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 16 (Season 1 finale)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
And so we reach the end of Outlander Season 1, a show that has been uneven – mostly in a good way – in its attempts to bring Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy romance to the screen. … Read More
VOD film review: Listen Up Philip
June 6, 2015 | David FarnorObnoxious, awkward and highly, highly amusing. Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
June 6, 2015 | David FarnorWith Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.
Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)
June 3, 2015 | David FarnorOne of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More
VOD film review: Whoops!
June 2, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Tony Hipwell, Miles Watts Cast: Elaine Glover, Andrew Dunn, Olwen May, Philip Rowson Watch Whoops! online in the UK: Vimeo On Demand
Serial killers are no laughing matter. Well, most of them aren’t. Then again, Rose (Glover) isn’t really … Read More