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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: Oculus
October 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Mike Flanagan Cast: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane Certificate: 15 Watch Oculus online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
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VOD film review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
October 5, 2014 | David Farnor
This all-new Freddy just doesn’t cut it.Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
VOD film review: Draft Day
October 3, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Director: Ivan Reitman Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary Certificate: 15 Watch Draft Day online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV
Ivan Reitman’s recent spate of films has hardly … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fading Gigolo
October 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: John Turturro Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara Certificate: 15 Watch Fading Gigolo online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Rakuten TV
“This … Read More
VOD film review: Grace of Monaco
October 2, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Olivier Dahan Cast: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella Certificate: 12 Watch Grace of Monaco online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
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Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 3
October 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
What makes Sons of Anarchy one of the truly great television shows of this era is a cast of likeable, believable, flawed characters. It has very strong, very brave writing; an admirable sense of tone and music; and a poetry … Read More
VOD film review: Clash of the Titans
September 30, 2014 | David Farnor
This underwhelming, unnecessary remake is a big epic with a tiny brain.Read More
VOD film review: Ida
September 26, 2014 | Matthew Turner
An impressively directed and deeply moving drama anchored by a pair of terrific performances.Read More
Amazon TV review: Transparent (Episodes 1 to 4)
September 25, 2014 | David Farnor
It’s hard to use the words “best TV show of the year” when there have already been so many best TV shows of the year. But Transparent, which premieres tomorrow on Amazon Prime Instant Video, deserves to be up there. … Read More
