Amazon Prime
Reviews and recommendations of what films and TV shows are worth watching online on Amazon Prime Instant Video – and what to avoid.
Amazon Prime TV review: Crossing Lines (Episode 1 and 2)
October 25, 2013 | Andrew JonesAmazon’s new acquisition, Crossing Lines, sees William Fichtner – of Drive Angry, Heat and Elysium fame – as Carl Hickman, a former New York detective hiding out in Amsterdam with an injured hand but a deductive mind. Hickman’s brilliance is called … Read More
VOD film review: The Selfish Giant
October 24, 2013 | David FarnorClio Barnard’s scrapheap coming-of-age drama is a tiny, towering study of friendship and class.Read More
VOD film review: The Deep
October 23, 2013 | David FarnorBaltasar Kormákur moving survival drama finds ordinary truth in extraordinary history.Read More
VOD film review: Django Unchained
October 19, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio Certificate: 18 Watch Django Unchained online in the UK: Netflix UK / Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google … Read More
VOD film review: The Kings of Summer
October 16, 2013 | David FarnorStand By Me meets Son of Rambow in this infectiously energetic adventure about boys not becoming men.Read More
VOD film review: Lifeforce
October 14, 2013 | Ian LoringTobe Hoope’s sci-fi horror will leave you smiling – and wondering how the hell this ever got made.Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video film review: Whatever Works
October 10, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Woody Allen Cast: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood Certificate: 12A Watch Whatever Works online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video
Whatever Works sees an ageing male, played by Woody Allen, hook up with a fledgling female, dispensing acerbic … Read More
VOD film review: Quartet (2012)
October 10, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Dustin Hoffman Cast: Tom Courtenay, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins Certificate: 12 Watch Quartet online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
“Old age … Read More
VOD film review: Outpost 11
October 5, 2013 | David FarnorA surreal, scary assault on your senses.Read More
VOD film review: The Parking Lot Movie
October 4, 2013 | Chris KeaneA winning portrait of car park attendants as they wage war against the people who park there.Read More