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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 4
March 6, 2014 | David Farnor“This tale of Nazis and gun battles. I don’t believe a word of it.”
That’s Ian Fleming’s superior to him as he recounts the tale of his journey into Germany to retrieve nuclear plans. The author of the James Bond … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 3
February 26, 2014 | David FarnorIf Episode 1 of Fleming introduced us to the Ian the man and Episode 2 introduced us to Ian the lover, Episode 3 completes his credentials as a Bond-like figure by introducing Ian the action hero.
The chapter starts with … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 1
February 21, 2014 | David FarnorThe case isn’t the crime: it’s the men trying to solve it.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 2
February 19, 2014 | David FarnorThere are unwritten rules when it comes to Bond girls that govern the bad and the good, the ones who live and the ones who die. You would expect Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, with all its nods to 007’s canon, to … Read More
VOD film review: Prisoners
February 8, 2014 | RubyA gripping look at what lengths parents will go to find their missing children.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 1
February 5, 2014 | David Farnor“Everything I write has a precedent in truth.”
That’s the opening rationale behind Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, a four-part biopic of Ian Fleming. The parallels between the writer of James Bond and his fictional creation are familiar to die-hard fans of … Read More
VOD film review: No Country for Old Men
February 2, 2014 | David FarnorBrooding and unforgiving, this tense noir Western grips throughout. Read More
VOD film review: Welcome to the Punch
January 29, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Eran Creevy Cast: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, David Morrissey, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan Certificate: 15
A group of men walk out of an anonymous glass building. That’s criminal mastermind Jacob (Strong) and his crew. They speed away on motorbikes. … Read More
NOW TV film review: 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
January 14, 2014 | Neil BrazierDirector: Roel Reiné Cast: Randy Orton, Tom Stevens, Cindy Busby Certificate: 15 Watch online: NOW
For those who saw 2009’s 12 Rounds, chances are they were watching it to see WWE Superstar John Cena and not for the surprisingly slightly-better-than-average … Read More
VOD film review: The Conjuring
December 24, 2013 | David FarnorThis familiar, old-fashioned horror still scares enough to keep your lights on all night.Read More