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UK TV review: Utopia Season 2
August 14, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia and mild spoilers for Season 2. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.
“If you really wanted to save the environment, you wouldn’t have had that child,” grins a sinister fellow … Read More
UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 2
July 15, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.
“Hello, I’m Ross. I’ll be your new interrogator.”
That’s the way all characters seem to introduce themselves in Utopia; a violent threat under a … Read More
UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 1
July 14, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.
How do you follow the first season of a conspiracy thriller?
That’s the problem facing Dennis Kelly. Season 1 decoded Utopia’s central puzzle: it … Read More
Utopia Season 1: Shockingly original TV
July 13, 2014 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review of Utopia Season 1. Already seen it? Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery notes – or read our review of Season 2 here.
“It’s a graphic novel. It’s about a scientist who makes … Read More
VOD film review: 12 Years a Slave
May 5, 2014 | David FarnorSteve McQueen’s unflinching biographical drama is harrowing, powerful cinema.Read More
Why Britain believes in Rev
May 3, 2014 | David FarnorLast month, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that he believed “we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country”. The comments, written in The Church Times ahead of Easter Sunday, prompted 50 notable public figures to … Read More
UK TV review: The Trip to Italy
April 27, 2014 | David Farnor“Rob can’t read poetry in his own voice because he lacks conviction.”
That’s Steve Coogan, playing Steve Coogan, talking about Rob Brydon, playing Rob Brydon. It’s par for the course for The Trip to Italy, the follow-up to 2010’s The … Read More
VOD film review: Exhibition
April 26, 2014 | Ian LoringJoanna Hogg’s tale of middle-class ennui is a strong entry from a wholly distinctive filmmaker.Read More
A look back at Jonathan Creek – and what made it so magic
March 7, 2014 | Selina PearsonPhoto: BBC/John Rogers
Amateur sleuths with unruly hair and distinctive jackets are nothing new for the BBC. Before there was Sherlock, a generation of viewers were already familiar with the solving of impossible crimes. Every week, Danse Macabre hailed the … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 3 (His Last Vow)
January 13, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This review contains mild spoilers.
“The problems of your past are your business. The problems of your future are my privilege.”
It’s hard to know exactly how you would react to the news that the woman you’ve just married … Read More