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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: Zeus and Roxanne
July 2, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
The cinematic equivalent of that video where a baby monkey rides backwards on a pig.Read More
VOD film review: The Colony
July 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Elevated by an excellent cast, this is an engaging drama that shines a deserving light on an unknown chapter of history.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Jackrabbit
June 29, 2016 | Anton Bitel
Director: Carleton Ranney Cast: Josh Caras, Ian Christopher Noel, Reed Birney, Joslyn Jensen Watch Jackrabbit online in the UK: Netflix UK / Amazon Prime / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
“You two seem like an … Read More
UK TV review: Preacher Season 1, Episode 5 (South Will Rise Again)
June 27, 2016 | Chris Bryant
After a few weeks of Jesse spreading the good word, Tulip spreading vengeance, and Cassidy spreading the smell of whiskey, Preacher’s fifth episode is a sobering, balancing look forward into what may come.
When Fiore and DeBlanc catch up … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 12 (The Hail Mary)
June 26, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Time and tide wait for no man – and that’s clearer than ever as Outlander Season 2 nears its big, battled-filled finale.
Diana Gabaldon’s story has always been one titled against the odds – romance against … Read More
VOD film review: Adult Life Skills
June 25, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Jodie Whittaker delivers a winning performance in this charming British comedy-drama.Read More
VOD film review: Suburra
June 24, 2016 | David Farnor
A gripping crime thriller with style to spare.Read More
VOD film review: Remainder
June 21, 2016 | Anton Bitel
This mystery of memory and madness is one to watch over and over again.Read More
UK TV review: Preacher Season 1, Episode 4 (Monster Swamp)
June 21, 2016 | Chris Bryant
“You know the rules, I don’t talk about how my meat gets made and you don’t talk about your magic man in the sky.”
Odin Quincannon’s words to Jesse might sound tough in Episode 4 of Preacher, but it seems … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 11 (Vengeance Is Mine)
June 20, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
It’s not easy being the head of the Jacobite Rebellion. Firstly, your nickname is Bonnie. Secondly, you look and sound like a petulant schoolboy. And thirdly, nobody in your war cabinet can agree on what the … Read More
