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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: Kill Your Friends
April 12, 2016 | Ian Loring
Director: Owen Harris Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Tom Riley, Georgia King Certificate: 15 Watch Kill Your Friends online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Charting … Read More
UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episode 6 and 7
April 11, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
How far Vikings has come since those opening episodes! Michael Hirst’s historical drama has gone all the way from exploration of The Other to political drama to action thriller – and, in Episodes 6 and 7 … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 10
April 11, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Horace and Pete began with an email from Louis C.K. on the 30th of January with the subject line … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 2, Episode 1
April 9, 2016 | David Farnor
This is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the episode’s release for additional, spoilery notes.
Season 1 of Outlander was one of the TV highlights of last year. Chronicling the tale of 1940s nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe), who found herself … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 15 (Taken)
April 9, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Episode 15 of Arrow Season 4 features a guest appearance from D.C. superhero Vixen, making her live-action debut after starring in a series of animated shorts on CW Seed. Pleasingly, she’s played by Megalyn Echikunwoke, who … Read More
VOD film review: Nasty Baby
April 9, 2016 | David Farnor
Kristen Wiig is excellent in this provocative thriller that deliberately leaves you unsettled.Read More
Interview: Terence Davies on Sunset Song
April 7, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Sunset Song is both Terence Davies’ most lavish film and an adaptation of one of Scotland’s most beloved books. It’s a rich, lyrical film, with some of the finest cinematography of the year. This being a Davies film, however, it … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 9
April 7, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Louis C.K. is trying to do a lot of things with Horace and Pete. Sometimes certain ideas and approaches … Read More
VOD film review: The Devil’s Double
April 7, 2016 | David Farnor
The Devil’s Double is a film of two halves. Dominic Cooper is excellent in both.Read More
VOD film review: A Single Man
April 6, 2016 | David Farnor
Colin Firth is heart-breakingly good in this handsome, moving, sorrowful drama.Read More
