Posts By David Farnor
Top 18 films of 2018
January 1, 2019 | David Farnor2018 may well go down in history as the year in which VOD changed everything. Some of the most exciting movie releases of the last 12 months – Annihilation, Roma – have been on Netflix, while some of the most … Read More
Stranger Things Season 3 gets 4th July release date
January 1, 2019 | David FarnorStranger Things will be celebrating 4th July this year by releasing its third season.
Netflix’s smash hit series, which blends horror, humour, coming-of-age drama and 80s nostalgia, has become one of the streaming giant’s flagship originals, with a renewal … Read More
What’s coming soon to Sky and NOW TV in January 2019?
December 31, 2018 | David Farnor2019 is getting off to dramatic start with a whole new box set landing on Sky on New Year’s Day: Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora, a prison break thriller starring Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette. January, meanwhile, also sees the … Read More
Top 18 TV shows of 2018
December 31, 2018 | David FarnorIf you’ve ever doubted the idea that we’re in a golden age of TV, 2018 has proven the point and then some. The last 12 months have seen everything from the return of watercooler hits, such as Bodyguard, and binge-friendly … Read More
Death Comes as the End: BBC One orders new Agatha Christie drama
December 31, 2018 | David FarnorAgatha Christie and the BBC are teaming up again for another drama in 2019.
The crime author has been something of a goldmine for BBC One, which has been slowly adapting a number of novels for the screen to huge … Read More
One Cut of the Dead set for January release
December 31, 2018 | David FarnorLate last night, eagle-eyed film fans on social media spotted that One Cut of the Dead had apparently been released online on Amazon Prime Video, and was included with Amazon Prime. That upload, however, was an illegal video, with distributor … Read More
UK TV review: Agatha & the Truth of Murder
December 29, 2018 | David FarnorThis slight but diverting Agatha Christie drama is an enjoyable piece of what-iffery.Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 29th December 2018
December 29, 2018 | David FarnorMUBI kicks off the new year by revisiting the remarkable debuts of some great directors. A week of beginnings to start the new year with panache and promise, featuring the likes of Ingmar Bergman, Todd Haynes and Kathryn Bigelow – … Read More
Trailer: Chevy Chase, Andie McDowell star in Netflix’s The Last Laugh
December 29, 2018 | David FarnorChevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss and Andie MacDowell will be having The Last Laugh on Netflix in 2019.
The trio will star in the streaming giant’s new comedy film, written and directed by Greg Pritikin, which sees retired talent manager Al … Read More
Netflix releases new trailer for Titans
December 28, 2018 | David Farnor“I’d really like to meet Batman. Are we gonna see him?” “No.” That’s the sound of Titans setting out what to expect in its new trailer, as DC’s show prepares to arrive on Netflix next month.
The superhero drama follows … Read More