Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Hotel Transylvania
September 4, 2014 | David FarnorGenndy Tartakovsky’s beautifully animated comedy has some genuine laughs for all the family.Read More
VOD film review: Frank
September 3, 2014 | David FarnorLoosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom, this wild and weird musical comedy is an ode to creativity – original and unpredictable.Read More
Netflix adds new private recommendations
September 3, 2014 | David FarnorNetflix has added a new private recommendations system, which allows you to suggest titles to friends.
Netflix has always kept itself closely linked to Facebook, with the option of posting what you stream to the social network, but the new … Read More
Amazon TV pilot reviews: Red Oaks, Hand of God, The Cosmopolitans, Really, Hysteria
August 31, 2014 | David FarnorAmazon’s new batch of TV pilots have arrived online for all to stream – and it contains one gem, one stinker, and three others with varying potential.
The third season of pilots for Amazon Original shows sees the company continue … Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
August 31, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Stephen Daldry Cast: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Thomas Horn Certificate: 12 Watch Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google … Read More
Breaking Bad: Did Netflix win or lose the 2014 Emmy Awards?
August 26, 2014 | David FarnorIt’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since Breaking Bad’s final season. The 2014 Emmys, though have not forgotten: Vince Gilligan’s series, which won a huge following in the UK after it was released on Netflix … Read More
RIP Richard Attenborough
August 25, 2014 | David FarnorLord Richard Attenborough has passed away. The 90-year old filmmaker stunned as violent gangster Pinkie Brown in 1947’s Brighton Rock, but like his ruthless character was only just getting started: he went on to star in The Great Escape, The … Read More
VOD film review: Gainsbourg
August 25, 2014 | David FarnorWith fantastical visuals and a stylish soundtrack, this arresting look at a controversial artist is flawed but above the ordinary.Read More
Screaming in your living room: How VOD is changing the horror industry
August 24, 2014 | David FarnorFrightFest has hit London once more this weekend – but for many around the country, it began on Monday, when the shortlist of films in the Shortcuts to Hell II contest were released on-demand, ahead of the finalists’ premiere during … Read More
Match of Yesterday: Can the Premier League really stop people tweeting football clips on Vine?
August 23, 2014 | David FarnorMatch of the Day turns 50 years old this weekend, celebrating five decades of selecting clips, sharing them with audiences and commenting on them. After tonight’s programme finishes, it will not be on BBC iPlayer.
Why? Because it never has … Read More