Christmas 2018
UK TV review: The ABC Murders
December 26, 2018 | David FarnorPoirot’s vulnerable, alienated identity is the driving mystery in this darkly gripping take on Agatha Christie’s detective.Read More
Angela’s Christmas: An enchanting fable of family and love
December 25, 2018 | David FarnorBased on a story by Frank McCourt, this enchanting short is a moving, magical fable of family and love.Read More
UK TV review: The Dead Room
December 24, 2018 | David FarnorThis knowingly old-fashioned horror weaves spine-tingling tension over a chilling 30 minutes.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Watership Down (2018)
December 22, 2018 | David FarnorSad, scary yet surprisingly fun, this beautifully judged adaptation of Richard Adams’ novel finds hope and light amid the disturbing shade.Read More
Why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas film of all time
December 23, 2016 | Chris Bryant“It’s Christmas, Theo. It is a time for miracles.”
In 1988, one man decided to make an important trip. He braved a cross-country flight, all the hassle and stress of travelling on Christmas Eve, just to visit his children … Read More
15 reasons why Elf is the greatest Christmas movie of modern times
December 1, 2015 | Simon KinnearEverybody has their Yuletide favourites, from It’s A Wonderful Life to Die Hard. Quite right; they’re classics. But few recent films have broken through to movie fans’ all-time Christmas playlist… with one notable exception.
In only 12 years since it … Read More
The Apartment: A rom-com ahead of its time
June 7, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyWhether making films about writers, detectives, playboys or pilots, before 1960, director Billy Wilder was as enamoured with Hollywood glamour as the rest. Fresh as he was from the veritable romp that was Some Like it Hot, Wilder’s long-time collaborator … Read More
Netflix film review: Fireplace for Your Home
December 22, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: George Ford Cast: Fire, Wood Certificate: PG Watch Fireplace for Your Home online in the UK: Netflix UK
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
Ever since the dawn of human civilisation, man has dreamed of controlling fire. That deadly, ephemeral … Read More