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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 9 (The Garveys At Their Best)
November 11, 2014 | David FarnorOn 14th October, 2 per cent of humanity disappeared. Why? Viewers tuning into Damon Lindelof’s series The Leftovers in the hope of finding out will be disappointed. Because it’s not about that. The mystery of the series isn’t the cause … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 8
November 5, 2014 | David FarnorThe Strain is one of those shows that you can rely upon to be unreliable. When it’s slaying vampires, it’s buff. When it’s recounting the Holocaust, it’s bunkum. Episode 8 sees our survivors struggling to fight off a wave of … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 8
November 4, 2014 | David Farnor“Now get me a fucking cigarette.”
That’s Patti to Kevin Garvey in Episode 8 of The Leftovers, an episode that sees the Guilty Remnant cult leader strapped to a chair in the woods.
Who by? We suspect the police … Read More
VOD film review: The Dark Knight Rises
November 2, 2014 | David FarnorBig and loud, this unsubtle final outing for Nolan’s Batman concludes the heck out of an ambitious trilogy.Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 7
October 29, 2014 | David Farnor“We kill The Master and all the other creatures die? That makes no biological sense!”
The Strain continues it’s oddly down-to-Earth mix of modern science and old-school critters in Episode 8. Finally addressing the idea of its big bad head-on, … Read More
Sky TV review: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
October 29, 2014 | Amon WarmannThe cinematic universes for our favourite comic book heroes are continually expanding, and with Arrow now having established itself as superior superhero television over the past couple of years, it’s unsurprising that the popular notion has spread to the small … Read More
UK VOD review: The Leftovers Episode 7 (Solace for Tired Feet)
October 28, 2014 | David FarnorAfter two stand-out standalone chapters, The Leftovers returns to the old multi-stranded drudgery this week, but the show remains an engaging watch.
We return to – yes – the Garvey family in Episode 7, with all the problems that … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 6
October 22, 2014 | David FarnorWeakness and evolution are the two driving forces behind The Strain: the weakness of human biology and the evolution of the species to superior, deadly monsters. It’s that process of alienation, literally making other people alien, that gives the series … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 6 (Guest)
October 21, 2014 | David FarnorStruggling along through the mystery’s haze of uncertainty, sometimes tempted to tune out altogether, at other times haunted by the guilt of contemplating doing so, The Leftovers isn’t exactly an easy watch. But with Episode 6, The Leftovers has done … Read More
VOD film review: Centurion
October 17, 2014 | David FarnorSacrificing character for action, Centurion is a British B-movie with blockbusting tension.Read More