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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 recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 22 (Lost in the Flood)
May 28, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
It may have its fair share of problems – two, in particular, spring to mind – but generally speaking, Lost in the Flood is an excellent episode of Arrow that could almost stand as the season’s … Read More
VOD film review: The Trust
May 27, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Nic Cage delivers his most enjoyable performance since Bad Lieutenant in this stylish thriller.Read More
VOD film review: 99 Homes
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
A hugely powerful drama that brings home the personal cost of the financial crisis.Read More
VOD film review: The Assassin
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
There are martial arts movies and there are martial arts movies. The Assassin isn’t either.Read More
First look UK TV review: Preacher Season 1
May 22, 2016 | Chris Bryant
This is a spoiler-free review.
“He sins too. He sins worse and he’s got it coming.”
Contrasting big ideas with small-town life, Preacher follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a disillusioned man of God with a shady past, as he searches … Read More
VOD film review: Creed
May 22, 2016 | David Farnor
A gripping, moving human drama that finds fresh weight in boxing movie conventions.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 7 (Faith)
May 22, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Faith is the title of Episode 7 in Outlander Season 2 – and it more than lives up to it. After a slight step down in quality over recent weeks, the show’s second run rediscovers its … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 21
May 21, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
After successfully moving all the relevant pieces into place last week, Arrow shifts gears and kicks things up a notch for the latest episode, raising the stakes in considerable fashion and delivering some solidly entertaining fight … Read More
VOD film review: The Big Short
May 16, 2016 | David Farnor
The Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 6 (Best Laid Schemes)
May 15, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
“How did she forgive you?” goads Black Jack in Episode 6 of Outlander Season 2 – and it’s telling that this isn’t the question any of us have been thinking during this second run. If anything, … Read More
