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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: Paul
September 16, 2015 | David Farnor
Despite a game cast, this disappointing sci-fi comedy is no Galaxy Quest.Read More
VOD film review: The New Girlfriend
September 14, 2015 | David Farnor
Romain Duris is superb in Francois Ozon’s witty, stylish exploration of gender and identity.Read More
VOD film review: Faults
September 11, 2015 | Ian Loring
Leland Orser shines in a deserving lead role in this darkly comic drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Tribe
September 7, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko Certificate: 18 Watch The Tribe online in the UK: Amazon Prime / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
55 per cent of communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye … Read More
First look Amazon TV review: Hand of God (Episode 1 and 2)
September 3, 2015 | David Farnor
As the old saying goes, when a TV show starts with a naked Ron Perlman chanting in a fountain, you know you’re in for a good time. It’s a bold opening for Amazon’s new series, Hand of God, the kind … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 12
September 1, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
Already seen Episode 12? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Things continue to get more grim for our heroes, as they pit themselves directly against the Dragon and his arsenal of delusions. Before the Dragon gets another opportunity to … Read More
VOD film review: A Little Chaos
August 31, 2015 | David Farnor
Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet are charming in this low-key drama about Louis XIV’s gardener.Read More
VOD film review: Final Girl
August 31, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Tyler Shields Cast: Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Alexander Ludwig, Cameron Bright, Logan Huffman, Reece Thompson Watch Final Girl online in the UK: Arrow UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Former child … Read More
UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead, Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
August 30, 2015 | David Farnor
AMC’s spin-off series feels surprisingly unique without losing the franchise’s familiar element of fear.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 8
August 30, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
The stakes are suitably high at the start of Valediction, the Season 1 finale of Agent Carter. Following on from last week’s massacre at the cinema, the SSR has … Read More
