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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: Next to Her
March 16, 2016 | David Farnor
An excellently acted, provocative study of domestic dependency.Read More
VOD film review: Mississippi Grind
March 16, 2016 | Mark Harrison
An unexpected road trip movie that goes all in on the highs and lows of addiction.Read More
VOD film review: Time Out of Mind
March 15, 2016 | David Farnor
A moving drama with a masterful performance from Richard Gere.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 13
March 14, 2016 | Neil Brazier
This is a spoiler-free review – read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Anyone annoyed that there aren’t enough powerful women in television will enjoy this episode of The Walking Dead. Carol (Melissa McBride) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan), … Read More
VOD film review: Emelie
March 14, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This supremely suspenseful babysitter-from-hell horror marks out Sarah Bolger as a talent to watch.Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 6
March 12, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Act Two of Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete begins with a location hitherto unseen. Pete’s small bedroom in the … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 11
March 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
We’re halfway through the season now, which is typically where things slow down a bit before the show begins gathering momentum for the finale. Hell, main villain Damien Darhk openly gave Oliver a couple of weeks … Read More
UK TV review: Hap and Leonard (Episode 1)
March 10, 2016 | David Farnor
“So what’s it with the two of you anyway?”
That’s the question a lot of people will be asking at the end of the first episode of SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard, available to watch in the UK on Amazon Prime … Read More
UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 7 (Monsters)
March 10, 2016 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.
The villains rally in this week’s episode of Agent Carter, as Dottie Underwood is in the clutches of Whitney Frost, and Vernon Masters turns the screws … Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Bosch Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 5)
March 9, 2016 | Neil Brazier
Read our interview with lead actor Titus Welliver.
Six months after the events of Season 1 and Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) is back at the LAPD with more murder to solve. Amazon’s detective show hasn’t lost any of its gritty … Read More
