Amazon Prime
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: Superbob
October 17, 2015 | David Farnor
Brett Goldstein is on super form in this endearingly low-key comedy.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Mr. Robot Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 3)
October 16, 2015 | David Farnor
If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet this year, you’ll have heard of Mr. Robot, the US TV show about a computer vigilante. A series about hackers? The very word sounds dated these days – the kind of noun that … Read More
VOD film review: Cooties
October 16, 2015 | Matthew Turner
This superbly acted comedy-horror strikes the right balance between gore, humour and bad taste.Read More
VOD film review: V/H/S Viral
October 15, 2015 | Leslie Byron Pitt
This third entry in the found footage anthology is a disappointing collection of uneven shorts.Read More
VOD film review: Seven (1995)
October 14, 2015 | David Farnor
David Fincher’s nail-bitingly dark thriller is unrelenting, unflinching and utterly riveting.Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 1
October 12, 2015 | Neil Brazier
This is a spoiler-free review of Season 6, Episode 1 – read on at the bottom for spoilers.
New York City’s Madison Square Garden held a flagship premier event. Walker Stalker Con began in the United States (and is heading … Read More
VOD film review: San Andreas
October 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Not even Dwayne Johnson can rescue this overblown disaster movie.Read More
VOD film review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
October 8, 2015 | David Farnor
This impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)
October 7, 2015 | David Farnor
It’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.
Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More
Why you should be watching The Last Man on Earth
September 30, 2015 | Andrew Jones
If you missed this show, it really would be the end of the world.Read More
