Posts By David Farnor
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 3
November 9, 2014 | David Farnor
“It’s magic. And not the Copperfield kind,” says Constantine, after using a playing card to trick his way past a security guard. Breaking and entering? A psychic piece of paper? The series really settles into its role of dark Doctor … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Virunga
November 8, 2014 | David Farnor
“I have accepted to give the best of myself, so that wildlife can be safeguarded beyond all pressure,” says Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, a warden of Virunga National Park.
The park is one of the only refuges in the world … Read More
VOD film review: Mystery Road
November 7, 2014 | David Farnor
Dry, dirty and daringly quiet, this Western takes you out back and delivers a mighty punch.Read More
VOD film review: Leviathan
November 7, 2014 | David Farnor
Andrei Zvyagintsev’s gripping crime drama is the bleak tale of one man standing up to a corrupt system of power.Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 8
November 5, 2014 | David Farnor
The Strain is one of those shows that you can rely upon to be unreliable. When it’s slaying vampires, it’s buff. When it’s recounting the Holocaust, it’s bunkum. Episode 8 sees our survivors struggling to fight off a wave of … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 8
November 4, 2014 | David Farnor
“Now get me a fucking cigarette.”
That’s Patti to Kevin Garvey in Episode 8 of The Leftovers, an episode that sees the Guilty Remnant cult leader strapped to a chair in the woods.
Who by? We suspect the police … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Wolfman
November 4, 2014 | David Farnor
An uneven monster movie, The Wolfman has lots of fur but little bite.Read More
VOD film review: Transformers: Age of Extinction
November 4, 2014 | David Farnor
Transformers: Age of Extinction is, whisper it, good. For a Transformers movie.Read More
Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer
November 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Every week, we round up the best titles to stream on the Beeb’s catch-up service.
1. Radio 1 Rescores Drive
Zane Lowe curates a new selection of music to accompany Nicolas Winding Refn’s cult classic, Drive, arguably one of the … Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 2
November 2, 2014 | David Farnor
“I don’t seek answers to questions that needn’t be asked.”
That’s how John Constantine defines himself in Episode 2 of Constantine. After the decision to axe his female sidekick (Liv) for a new one (Zed) in the programme’s pilot, the … Read More
