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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: The Constant Gardener
December 18, 2014 | David Farnor
Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are superb in this stylish and compelling tale of corruption and loss.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 13 (Papa’s Goods)
December 18, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy’s final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that’s really the only way to go out.
Kurt Sutter (who collects the writer and director credits for Papa’s Goods) … Read More
VOD film review: Sucker Punch
December 17, 2014 | David Farnor
Zack Snyder’s juvenile action fantasy is an uneven, uncomfortable watch.Read More
VOD film review: Into the Storm
December 16, 2014 | David Farnor
A committed performance from Richard Armitage can’t redeem this underwhelming disaster movie.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 6 (The Incontrovertible Truth)
December 14, 2014 | David Farnor
New 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.
“Everything you would see rid from these world, I … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 7
December 13, 2014 | Matthew Turner
This week’s Arrow is once again a filler episode, which means that, aside from the mystery of Sara’s murder, we’re still no closer to getting an idea of the main direction for this season. That said, Slade Wilson didn’t show … Read More
VOD film review: The Congress
December 10, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Ari Folman Cast: Robin Wright, Danny Huston Certificate: 15 Watch The Congress online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
Ari Folman blended reality and animation to astonishing … Read More
VOD film review: God’s Pocket
December 9, 2014 | David Farnor
John Slattery’s directorial debut is a dark comedy powered by an ensemble of stellar performances.Read More
VOD film review: The Expendables 3
December 8, 2014 | David Farnor
Rebooted without being rebooted, this bloated, blunted and boring spectacle is as fun as tax avoidance.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 12 (Red Rose)
December 7, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy’s penultimate episode explores the idea that Jax Teller’s vengeance has consumed him to the point where there is little human left. Sutter’s superb characters have reached a milestone in their existence whereby their previous actions, having decided … Read More
