Posts By David Farnor
First look UK TV review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
March 18, 2021 | David FarnorAnthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan make the most of a gentle start to this promising action series. Read More
VOD film review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
March 18, 2021 | David FarnorLoud, big, bombastic and bold, the Snyder Cut of DC’s superhero crossover lives up to its own myth.Read More
BFI Flare 2021: 10 films to stream
March 18, 2021 | David FarnorBFI Flare is back on our screens this week for its 35th year. Going online for the second year in a row, the 2021 festival is a bigger celebration of LGBTIQ+ cinema than last year’s event, which was remarkably re-arranged … Read More
UK TV review: Bill Bailey: Limboland
March 17, 2021 | David FarnorBill Bailey has rare been better than in this hilarious hour of impeccably tuned silliness.Read More
VOD film review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette
March 16, 2021 | David FarnorCate Blanchett is excellent in this uneven tale of a woman rediscovering her creativity.Read More
Catch Up TV reviews: The Great Celebrity Bake Off, The Celebrity Circle, Meghan and Harry, Return to Dunblane
March 14, 2021 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
The big stream: The rise of virtual film festivals
March 14, 2021 | David FarnorWith cinemas across the UK and Ireland looking to open once more in a couple of months, the film industry is readying for some kind of return to normality. But the entertainment landscape around the world has changed dramatically in … Read More
Apple TV+ film review: Cherry
March 13, 2021 | David FarnorA committed turn from Tom Holland can’t redeem this tedious, over-stuffed drama.Read More
VOD film review: SAS: Red Notice
March 12, 2021 | David FarnorSam Heughan doesn’t get the leading role he deserves in this muddled action thriller.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Yes Day
March 12, 2021 | David FarnorNetflix’s comedy turns its anarchic premise into generic family fare.Read More