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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.
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 11 (Knots Untie)
February 29, 2016 | Neil BrazierAlready seen Episode 11? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Continuing with the theme of relationships in the dying world, Knots Untie looks at both ends of the connection spectrum: love and newly formed bonds. Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) is … Read More
UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 5
February 25, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.
Last summer, Marvel Studios proved their capering credentials on the big screen with Ant-Man, a heist movie with a super-powered twist. As usual, Agent Carter doesn’t … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 4
February 24, 2016 | Craig SkinnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
The first episode of Horace and Pete, which already feels like so long ago, thanks to the rich material we’ve seen since, featured a debate surrounding the concepts of conservatism and liberalism and Episode 4 returns … Read More
VOD film review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
February 23, 2016 | Chris BryantBright, vibrant and an immeasurable amount of fun.Read More
UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 3 (Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster)
February 22, 2016 | David FarnorWhen a show is brought back for a limited series, it’s hard to know what it should be; exactly the same as the old days or something self-aware and new? The X-Files’ 2016 reboot has been a typically uneven affair, … Read More
VOD film review: James White
February 22, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodChristopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon are exceptional in this powerful and raw drama.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 10 (The New World)
February 22, 2016 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the broadcast for additional spoilers.
How does The Walking Dead follow such an intense episode like No Way Out? Either it continues running at full pelt or it slows to takes a … Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 4, Episode 7 (Finale)
February 20, 2016 | David FarnorRead our interview with Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg here.
Episode 7 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 19th September. This is a spoiler-free review.
“What dangers do I face?” “Plenty.”
Ask anyone to … Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episode 1 (A Good Treason)
February 18, 2016 | David FarnorAs Vikings returns this Friday for a fourth season, it joins Fast & Furious as one of the most unlikely things to become a successful franchise. But three years after its debut, the History channel’s excursion into scripted television shows … Read More
UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 4
February 18, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.
At risk of repeating myself, the upswing of Agent Carter’s expanded episode order for Season 2 has resulted in a more detailed, if more leisurely story, … Read More