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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: Cassandra’s Dream
February 5, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins, Tom Wilkinson Certificate: 12 Watch Cassandra’s Dream online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Google Play / Amazon Instant
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VOD film review: The Maze Runner
February 4, 2015 | David Farnor
Cube for kids? This dystopian teen thriller is an entertainingly dark ride.Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
February 4, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Rebecca Hall, Scarlet Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Certificate: 12 Watch Vicky Cristina Barcelona online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
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VOD film review: Magic in the Moonlight
February 3, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Simon McBurney Certificate: 12A Watch Magic in the Moonlight online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
VOD film review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
February 3, 2015 | David Farnor
David Lowery’s delicate, sun-washed Western is a gorgeously atmospheric tale of doomed romance.Read More
VOD film review: Life after Beth
January 31, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Jeff Baena Cast: Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, John C Reilly, Molly Shannon, Anna Kendrick Certificate: 15
A worthy successor to Shaun of the Dead, writer-director Jeff Baena’s zomcom gets the comedy-horror balance exactly right and delivers some huge laughs, … Read More
VOD film review: Source Code
January 29, 2015 | David Farnor
Source Code matches confident mainstream entertainment with indie sci-fi smarts.Read More
VOD film review: In Order of Disappearance
January 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Fargo meets Taken? You wonder why Norway hasn’t made it sooner.Read More
VOD film review: Gone Girl
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
A gleefully dark satire on marriage, media and the stories that are told in each.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Black Sails Season 2, Episode 1
January 25, 2015 | David Farnor
“There is simply no way of stealing that gold.”
The strength of Black Sails has always been its complexity. Rather than settle for being a Pirates of the Caribbean knock-off, it strives to plunder waters with more depth. And so, … Read More
