Posts By David Farnor
Camp and colourful: Looking back at Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies
March 10, 2022 | David FarnorFrom Val Kilmer to George Clooney, the mid-90s saw Batman enter a new era and tone after Tim Burton’s live-action double-bill, with Joel Schumacher taking the helm. As camp as they were colourful, were they misjudged or misunderstood? We look … Read More
First look UK TV review: Bel-Air
March 7, 2022 | David FarnorSeason 2 premieres on 5th May 2023. This review is based on part of Season 1.
Now this is a story all about how a hit 90s sitcom got flipped, turned upside down – because yes, after Morgan Cooper filmed … Read More
First look UK TV review: Joe vs Carole
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorDespite a pair of committed performances, this uneven dramatisation of the Tiger King saga is lacking bite.Read More
VOD film review: West Side Story (2021)
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg’s lavish update of the iconic musical is cinema at its ravishing, dazzling, swooning best.Read More
VOD film review: The Master (2012)
March 2, 2022 | David FarnorPhilip Seymour Hoffman is on imperious form in Paul Thomas Anderson’s haunting, disorienting cult drama.Read More
UK TV review: Killing Eve: Season 4
February 28, 2022 | David FarnorSandra Oh and Jodie Comer’s entertaining chemistry is the sole attraction in this unfocused final chapter.Read More
First look UK TV review: Peaky Blinders Season 6
February 27, 2022 | David FarnorThe final chapter of Steven Knight’s crime saga is as stylish and riveting as ever.Read More
VOD film review: Space Jam: A New Legacy
February 27, 2022 | David FarnorThis bizarrely misjudged sequel will leave both kids and grown-ups bored and disappointed.Read More
The best films on Disney+ Star UK
February 26, 2022 | David FarnorThis week marks one year since the launch of Star on Disney+, a new grown-up friendly zone that brings more than 300 movies to Disney’s streaming service that would otherwise not fit within its family-friendly remit. That means a new … Read More
VOD film review: C’mon C’mon
February 25, 2022 | David FarnorMike Mills’ tenderly performed two-hander about parenthood and childhood is simply profound cinema.Read More
















