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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: Blue Valentine
December 31, 2014 | David FarnorRyan Gosling and Michelle Williams are heartbreakingly good in this intense, moving romantic drama.Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Invictus
December 31, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Clint Eastwood Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Adjoa Andoh Certificate: 12 Watch Invictus online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
He’s played God, the US President, … Read More
VOD film review: Blue Ruin
December 31, 2014 | Mark HarrisonDirector: Jeremy Saulnier Cast: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb Certificate: 15
If you’ve been looking for something to fill the gap since Breaking Bad came to an end, you could do worse than to check … Read More
Amazon TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 8 (finale)
December 26, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“I’m your father. I made you.”
And so, here we are: the end of the road for Ripper Street Season 3 – and, judging by Episode 8’s … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 9 (The Climb – mid-season finale)
December 24, 2014 | Matthew TurnerWell, that was one HELL of a mid-season finale. Top that, any other show on television right now. That’s right, you can’t.
After all the complaints about Arrow’s third season lacking momentum and having no clear sense of direction (dragging … Read More
VOD film review: Due Date
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorTwo unlikeable leads travel across America in this disappointingly average comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Boyhood
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Richard Linklater Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette Certificate: 15 Watch Boyhood online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
My nephew has … Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Mozart in the Jungle
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorGael Garcia Bernal plays a sexy conductor in Amazon’s new original TV series, Mozart in the Jungle. If that sentence doesn’t make the show stand out from the crowd, the subject matter certainly will: the backstage life of the New … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Unknown
December 20, 2014 | David FarnorYou’ll enjoy Liam Neeson punching people almost as much as he does in this daft but fun conspiracy thriller.Read More
Amazon TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 7
December 19, 2014 | David FarnorNew episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video every Friday.
Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“Who would be a woman? Who would be a … Read More