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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 UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 9 (Breaking Point)
April 19, 2015 | David Farnor
Breaking Point feels like a fitting title for Episode 10 of Vikings Season 3 – after all, we just saw the Norsemen get their hairy asses handed to them on a French plate.
It’s no surprise, then, that our troops … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 10
April 18, 2015 | David Farnor
After last week’s episode of Outlander tackled the thorny subjects of gender equality and physical abuse – not entirely un-controversially – this week’s begins as far away from such things as possible: with an extended session of (ahem) female pleasure. … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 9 (New Business)
April 16, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Strong female personalities surround Don’s new start, as Mad Men remains effortlessly captivating.Read More
VOD film review: Force Majeure
April 14, 2015 | Simon Kinnear
A superbly thought-out black comedy that dares to touch every nerve.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 8 (To the Gates!)
April 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Vikings found itself up the proverbial river last week, as it tried to introduce Paris and all its political tensions to us, while still dragging us back to England to follow the blood-thirsty Brits. The resulting mesh of villains we … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 9
April 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains minor spoilers.
If the first half of Outlander Season 1 was a celebration of a woman’s independent identity, it concluded with a bit of a dilemma: the rescuing of Claire from the clutches of Black Jack Randall. … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 8 (Severance)
April 9, 2015 | Chris Bryant
The final half of the final season of Mad Men opens with a girl looking directly down the camera, identical to Freddy Rumsen’s introduction to Season 7 Part 1 – “It’s about time” – except now, it’s not so much … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 7 (Paris)
April 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers for anyone who has not seen Episodes 1 to 6 of Vikings Season 3. Read on at your peril.
So, Athelstan is dead – and with him goes one of Vikings’ most interesting characters. How … Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
April 7, 2015 | David Farnor
Uneven effects and an unexciting climax make for an underwhelming final chapter.Read More
VOD film review: Altman
April 5, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Ron Mann Cast: Robert Altman, Kathryn Reed, Lily Tomlin, Julianne Moore, Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Paul Thomas Anderson Certificate: 15 Watch Altman online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV … Read More
