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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.
Lost: How a plane crash changed television
September 7, 2014 | Neil Brazier
We look back at Lost’s legacy and how it changed the face of modern TV.
Lost changed TV when it was first released in September 2004. Now, as we celebrate its 10 year anniversary, the series has finally joined the … Read More
VOD film review: They Came Together
September 5, 2014 | David Farnor
Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler are side-splittingly funny in this self-aware rom-com spoof.Read More
VOD film review: Ironclad
September 5, 2014 | David Farnor
This British sword-swinger plays like The Two Towers on a budget. Helm’s Cheap? Hell yes.Read More
VOD film review: Hotel Transylvania
September 4, 2014 | David Farnor
Genndy Tartakovsky’s beautifully animated comedy has some genuine laughs for all the family.Read More
Amazon TV pilot reviews: Red Oaks, Hand of God, The Cosmopolitans, Really, Hysteria
August 31, 2014 | David Farnor
Amazon’s new batch of TV pilots have arrived online for all to stream – and it contains one gem, one stinker, and three others with varying potential.
The third season of pilots for Amazon Original shows sees the company continue … Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
August 31, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Stephen Daldry Cast: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Thomas Horn Certificate: 12 Watch Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google … Read More
VOD film review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
August 23, 2014 | Ian Loring
This machine-tooled young adult fantasy is a franchise non-starter.Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Under the Dome Season 1
August 19, 2014 | David Farnor
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Under the Dome Season 1
As Under the Dome returns to Channel 5 for a second season, we look back at the first on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Is it worth catching up on … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Descent Part 2
August 10, 2014 | David Farnor
This retread of Neil Marshall’s 2005 horror lacks the original’s characters, tension and shocks.Read More
VOD film review: A Thousand Kisses Deep
August 10, 2014 | David Farnor
A blend of Freud, jazz and time travel, this trip through one person’s memories is a painful, engaging and intriguing watch. Read More
