Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Another Earth
February 7, 2014 | David Farnor
This moving, understated study of guilty and grief is an ambitious sci-fi that dares to think small.Read More
Straight-to-VOD Thursday: Cinema Six
February 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Mark Potts, Cole Selix Cast: John Merriman, Brand Rackley, Mark Potts Certificate: 15 Watch online: iTunes
Straight-to-VOD Thursday: From direct-to-iTunes indies to naff bargain bucket sequels, we look at films only available on VOD in the UK. This week, … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
February 5, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Mike Mitchell Cast: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, David Cross Certificate: PG Watch Chipwrecked online in the UK: Netfix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
As … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 1
February 5, 2014 | David Farnor
“Everything I write has a precedent in truth.”
That’s the opening rationale behind Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, a four-part biopic of Ian Fleming. The parallels between the writer of James Bond and his fictional creation are familiar to die-hard fans of … Read More
VOD film review: About Time
February 4, 2014 | David Farnor
Richard Curtis’ deceptively serious comedy is an honest, moving piece about family.Read More
VOD film review: John Carter
February 4, 2014 | David Farnor
John Carter is a gorgeous, exciting and wonderfully bonkers. Thank Thark for that.Read More
VOD film review: 42
February 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Chadwick Boseman delivers a star-making performance in this sports biopic that swings from the heart. Read More
VOD / Blu-ray film review: Blue Jasmine
February 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins Certificate: 15 Watch Blue Jasmine online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
For years now, people … Read More
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman
February 2, 2014 | David Farnor
In 2013, Philip Seymour Hoffman starred alongside Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener in A Late Quartet. It was an unusual, interesting film – a drama about a string quartet that treated classical music with rare seriousness and subtle humanity. In … Read More
VOD film review: No Country for Old Men
February 2, 2014 | David Farnor
Brooding and unforgiving, this tense noir Western grips throughout. Read More
