Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
February 3, 2015 | David Farnor
David Lowery’s delicate, sun-washed Western is a gorgeously atmospheric tale of doomed romance.Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 11 (A Whole World Out There)
February 1, 2015 | David Farnor
Every now and then, a TV show needs a night off. An evening when it can slump on the sofa, gorge on pizza and slip on an old DVD. Episode 11 of Constantine is that episode. The DVD in question? … Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 2
January 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.
“There’s a conversation I shouldn’t have had.”
That’s Cromwell, after talking to his sister-in-law (Saskia Reeves) in a typically dark room. It’s a key turning point in the BBC’s adaptation … Read More
VOD film review: There Will Be Blood
January 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of America, ambition and the selfishness of man is free-range cinema of the highest quality.Read More
Sky TV review: Fortitude Episode 1
January 29, 2015 | David Farnor
Fortitude is on Sky Atlantic tonight at 9pm. Click here to find out how to watch it online, with or without Sky.
If you thought it was cold in Britain this January, wait until you turn on Fortitude. Sky’s Arctic … Read More
VOD film review: Source Code
January 29, 2015 | David Farnor
Source Code matches confident mainstream entertainment with indie sci-fi smarts.Read More
Top 13 TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer
January 28, 2015 | David Farnor
This month marks the release of the BBC’s most ambitious iPlayer release to date: Adam Curtis’ experimental documentary Bitter Lake, which deconstructs modern society, media and power to explain why the big stories that politicians tell us have become so … Read More
VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 4 (spoiler-free)
January 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: If you haven’t seen Season 1, this will contain spoilers.
“Abby, these are people’s lives we’re talking about!” scalds Sharon (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), as the defence team for Joe Miller stroll the coastline and discuss who to pin Danny’s … Read More
VOD film review: In Order of Disappearance
January 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Fargo meets Taken? You wonder why Norway hasn’t made it sooner.Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Season 1, Episode 10 (Quid Pro Quo)
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
Constantine continues its strong run with Quid Pro Quo, an episode that ticks off yet another box on the to-do list for an excellent TV series.
We’ve written at length before about Matt Ryan’s perfect performance, the show’s understanding … Read More
