Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Centurion
October 17, 2014 | David FarnorSacrificing character for action, Centurion is a British B-movie with blockbusting tension.Read More
VOD film review: Ping Pong Summer
October 17, 2014 | David FarnorTable tennis, hip-hop and 80s nostalgia collide in this charming, quirky coming-of-age comedy.Read More
BFI Player review: The Battles of Coronel ad Falkland Islands
October 16, 2014 | David FarnorIf you had to name one great WWI movie, what would you say? Wings? All Quiet on the Western Front? Oh! What a Lovely War? War Horse? It’s safe to say that one film wouldn’t appear on your list: The … Read More
Netflix UK review: Fight Church (Raindance Film Festival)
October 15, 2014 | David FarnorDirectors: Daniel Junge, Bryan Storkel Cast: John Renken, John Duffell Watch Fight Church online in the UK: Netflix UK
Fight Church is a documentary about Christians who are also MMA fighters. If that sounds like a bizarre contradiction, it’s because … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 5 (Runaways)
October 15, 2014 | David Farnor“Like a… vampire?” asks Eph at start of The Strain this week. And there you have it. It has taken five episodes for someone to mention the word “vampire” in a situation that is clearly reminiscent of all of history’s … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)
October 14, 2014 | David Farnor“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”
A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More
VOD film review: Godzilla (2014)
October 13, 2014 | David FarnorGareth Edwards’ modern take on the iconic kaiju is packed with awe.Read More
VOD short film review: Waving at Trains
October 13, 2014 | David FarnorShort film Waving at Trains is released through indie VOD platform We Are Colony today. We take a look at one of Pete Postlethwaite’s final performances.
People play with model trains for all sorts of reasons. Fascination with mechanics. … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 4
October 12, 2014 | David Farnor“No one mentioned how boring the end of the world was going to be.”
That’s Lilly, daughter to a wheelchair-bound father, trying to stay alive in The walking Dead Season 4. It’s a throwaway gag that cuts right to the … Read More
Ofcom taps unused TV channels to bring you live streams of animals from London Zoo
October 12, 2014 | David FarnorAnyone who says that cute animal videos on the Internet have no purpose may just have been proven wrong.
Ofcom has teamed up with London Zoo to broadcast live streams of animals to YouTube using empty TV channels.
ZSL and … Read More
















