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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 VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 7 (Heads Up)
November 23, 2015 | Neil BrazierAlready 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 FarnorThis star-studded thriller is well directed but disappointingly predictable.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 6
November 20, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: 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-WilliamsGaspar Noé’s Love is an energy-sapping endurance test, more shallow than soulful.Read More
Amazon Prime UK film review: Carnage
November 18, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Roman Polanski Cast: Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly Certificate: 15 Watch Carnage online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Amazon Video / Google Play
“Why are we still … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 2
November 17, 2015 | David Farnor“I don’t know know who Salieri is,” someone tells Gordon (Scott McNairy) at the beginning of Halt and Catch Fire’s second season. “That’s the point,” he replies. “He’s not Mozart.”
That brief joke tells you all you need to know … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Into the Badlands (Season 1, Episode 1 – The Fort)
November 16, 2015 | Chris BryantWelcome to The Badlands, a mysterious and vibrant world created by Alfred Gough and Mike Millar in which Daniel Wu’s “Sonny” inadvertently rescues a young boy – becoming bound to him in the process.
The chaotic Badlands consist of … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 6 (Always Accountable)
November 16, 2015 | Neil BrazierAlready seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
As their mission comes to an end and they begin to make their way back to Alexandria, Daryl (Norman Reedus) gets separated from Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) and Sasha (Sonequa … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 5
November 13, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThis week’s episode was something of an oddity, in that it featured a crossover with a cancelled TV show (from another network, no less – something of a rarity in US TV) for seemingly the sole purpose of setting up … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 5 (Now)
November 9, 2015 | Neil BrazierIt’s a day of fear for the residents of Alexandria, as hundreds of walkers descend upon their home. The slower pace of the show continues, though, allowing more time to process what has come before and to prepare for what … Read More