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Reviews and recommendations of what films and TV shows are worth watching online on Amazon Prime Instant Video – and what to avoid.
VOD film review: Love & Friendship
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorThis utterly delightful comedy is Jane Austen like you’ve never seen her before.Read More
VOD film review: Kickboxer: Vengeance
September 30, 2016 | David FarnorThis efficient action thriller hits where it counts.Read More
Amazon Prime Video TV review: Crisis in Six Scenes
September 28, 2016 | Chris BlohmThey’re called “auteur sitcoms”, laconic half-hour vignettes driven by a singular artistic sensibility, reflecting the idiosyncratic worldview of its creator. Judging by current trends, the auteur in question tends to be either the kind of emerging B-lister you’ll recognise from … Read More
VOD film review: Equals
September 28, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Drake Doremus Cast: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult Certificate: 15 Watch Equals online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
15 minutes into Drake Doremus’ sci-fi, Equals, … Read More
VOD film review: The Nice Guys
September 26, 2016 | David FarnorRussell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are an entertaining double-act in Shane Black’s knowing noir comedy.Read More
VOD film review: 31
September 24, 2016 | Ian LoringRob Zombie’s visceral horror is a disappointing, generic ride.Read More
First look UK TV review: Transparent Season 3
September 23, 2016 | David FarnorQuietly bold and gently critical, Amazon’s sublime study of identity is as unique and involving as ever.Read More
VOD film review: Imperium
September 23, 2016 | Chris BryantDaniel Radcliffe delivers an intense performance in this subtle, brooding study of hate.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 5
September 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“You keep me grounded,” Cameron tells Donna in Episode 5 of Halt and Catch Fire, Yerba Buena. Three seasons in, we know that Cameron has always needed Donna’s influence to ground her, but this is the … Read More
VOD film review: Green Room
September 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe only thing more shocking than how gory Green Room is? How efficient it is at being gory. This is a visceral, bone-snappingly raw horror.Read More