Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Ironclad 2
July 30, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Jonathan English Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Tom Austen Certificate: 15 Watch Ironclad 2 online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
Several years ago, a hacking, slashing epic with a camp sense of … Read More
VOD film review: Believe
July 30, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: David Scheinmann Cast: Jack Smith, Natascha McElhone, Brian Cox, Toby Stephens Certificate: PG Watch Believe online in the UK: N/A
Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned sports drama about a young underdog trying to achieve their dream? That was … Read More
VOD film review: Noah
July 29, 2014 | David Farnor
Ambitious, confident and vividly human, Aronofsky’s Noah is a thrilling, shocking, daringly unique piece of cinema.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Happy Christmas
July 27, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Joe Swanberg Cast: Joe Swanberg, Anna Kendrick, Lena Dunham Melanie Lynskey Certificate: 15 Watch Happy Christmas online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
The end of … Read More
VOD film review: The Informant!
July 27, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynskey Certificate: 15 Watch The Informant! online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
“Polar bears cover their noses … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Ted
July 26, 2014 | David Farnor
Seth MacFarlane’s underwhelming first live-action movie mistakes celebrity cameos for jokes.Read More
“The uncertainty appeals to me.” An interview with David Gordon Green (Joe)
July 25, 2014 | David Farnor
David Gordon Green’s Joe arrives in UK cinemas and on VOD today. It’s a coming-of-age tale about a teenage boy, Gary, taken under the wing of an ex-con, Joe, while being raised by his abusive father, Wade. The film boasts … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Need for Speed
July 24, 2014 | David Farnor
This underwhelming car chase flick would make a good computer game. As a film, it’s disappointingly dull.Read More
VOD film review: Joe
July 23, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: David Gordon Green Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter Certificate: 15
Click here to read our interview with Joe’s director, David Gordon Green.
“These trees are weak. Nobody wants them.”
That’s Joe (Cage) to Gary (Sheridan), whom he … Read More
VOD film review: The LEGO Movie
July 22, 2014 | David Farnor
Everything really is awesome in this hilarious, subversive and endlessly inventive animation.Read More
