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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 Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 11
April 25, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
“It’s not what you are. It’s what you think they are.”
That’s Ned Gowen to Claire and Geillis in Episode 11 of Outlander, as they face a court of witch-burning, devil-fearing Scotsfolk. It’s a welcome threat … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 20 (The Fallen)
April 25, 2015 | Matthew Turner
So… that happened. We’re not at all sure what to make of this episode. On the one hand, it had some of the best moments of the season and on the other hand, it had some of the stupidest moments … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 10 (The Forecast)
April 23, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Dreams, hopes and goals collide in what is certainly one of Mad Men’s finest hours.Read More
VOD film review: Dumb and Dumber To
April 23, 2015 | Clarisse Loughrey
This grossly unfunny sequel forgets what made the original movie so charming.
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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
