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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.
Amazon Prime film review: Beetlejuice
June 4, 2015 | Neil BrazierDirector: Tim Burton Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder Certificate: 15 Watch Beetlejuice online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
When Adam (Baldwin) and … Read More
VOD film review: Ex Machina
June 1, 2015 | David FarnorAlex Garland’s smart sci-fi thriller raises pertinent issues of gender and control.Read More
VOD film review: Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
June 1, 2015 | Nathanael SmithA perfectly contained piece of entertainment that mines each frame for every possible laugh.Read More
VOD film review: Results
May 31, 2015 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Andrew Bujalski Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders Certificate: 15
How do you follow a movie about Computer Chess? With a film about fitness instructors. Andrew Bujalski couldn’t have picked a more different subject for his new film, … Read More
VOD film review: Timbuktu
May 31, 2015 | David FarnorThis insight into life under Islamic militant rule is a perturbing, pertinent piece of cinema.Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 15 (Wentworth Prison)
May 24, 2015 | David FarnorNot seen Episodes 1 to 14? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 15? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
So, Wentworth Prison. Jamie’s held captive. Claire and Murtagh are on their way to rescue him. … Read More
VOD film review: Spring
May 23, 2015 | David FarnorThis superb romantic horror is a shifting, moving, surprising affair.Read More
VOD film review: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr Moreau
May 23, 2015 | Ian LoringThis documentary about went wrong on Richard Stanley’s Dr Moreau project is an entertaining watch.Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 14 (Person to Person)
May 21, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen the Mad Men finale? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Truth well told. Mad Men’s last hour is perfectly tailored for what could be the best television show ever made.
Allowing every character’s … Read More
VOD film review: Greyhawk
May 19, 2015 | David FarnorThis impressive, moving feature debut marks its makers out as talents to watch.Read More