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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 review: Catastrophe Season 2
December 3, 2015 | David Farnor
“Quite possibly the best comedy you’ll see all year” is how we described Season 1 of Catastrophe, which aired on Channel 4 at the beginning of the year. Now, before 2015 is over, the show has already returned for a … Read More
VOD film review: The Gift
November 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Joel Edgerton is perfectly unnerving in this masterful psychological horror.Read More
Amazon Prime TV binge review: The Man in the High Castle (Episodes 3 to 6)
November 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our exclusive interview with Rufus Sewell here.
What would America be like if we lost World War II? Episodes 1 and 2 of The Man in the High Castle impressed immediately with the quality of their world-building, an elegant … Read More
VOD film review: Chatroom
November 28, 2015 | David Farnor
This disappointing thriller is as exciting and modern as a floppy disk. Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 7
November 27, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Freed from the weight of having to set up the Legends of Tomorrow spin-off, this week’s episode of Arrow is something of a return to form, with everything pulling together into a cohesive and thoroughly enjoyable … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Into the Badlands, Episode 2 (Fist Like a Bullet)
November 24, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Read our interview with Daniel Wu, star of Into the Badlands.
“You know what’s out there beyond our borders? A big sackful of stories. It’s a wasteland, no, no, it’s a paradise, it’s a whatever.”
This week’s Into The Badlands … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 7 (Heads Up)
November 23, 2015 | Neil Brazier
Already seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Once again, The Walking Dead opens with a pre-credits sequence that instantly pulls you back into the apocalypse. It’s almost become a staple of the season so far to … Read More
VOD film review: Momentum
November 20, 2015 | David Farnor
This star-studded thriller is well directed but disappointingly predictable.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 6
November 20, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Now that Sara has been brought back to life and had her soul restored, this week’s episode of Arrow is free to concentrate on the other bit of setting-up it has to do for the Legends … Read More
VOD film review: Love (Gaspar Noé)
November 19, 2015 | Josh Slater-Williams
Gaspar Noé’s Love is an energy-sapping endurance test, more shallow than soulful.Read More
