Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Somewhere
October 20, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Sofia Coppola Cast: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning Certificate: 15
Johnny (Dorff) is living the life of a Hollywood actor at full speed. But in between the booze, the parties and the endless sex, he’s running on empty. He spends … Read More
First look UK TV review: The Muppets (2015 TV series)
October 19, 2015 | David Farnor
The Muppets misses that rainbow connection – but certainly finds your funny bone.Read More
VOD film review: Jurassic World
October 19, 2015 | David Farnor
This 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 Farnor
It’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 Farnor
We 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 Farnor
Desierto 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 Farnor
A 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 Farnor
Brett Goldstein is on super form in this endearingly low-key comedy.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Mr. Robot Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 3)
October 16, 2015 | David Farnor
If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet this year, you’ll have heard of Mr. Robot, the US TV show about a computer vigilante. A series about hackers? The very word sounds dated these days – the kind of noun that … Read More
Interview: Meet Abraham Attah, star of Beasts of No Nation
October 16, 2015 | David Farnor
Beasts of No Nation is remarkable for many reasons. It’s Netflix’s first original film. It’s the first movie by Cary Fukunaga since True Detective. And it could be the movie that earns Idris Elba his first Oscar nomination. Most of … Read More
