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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: Evil Dead (2013)
August 16, 2013 | Chris BlohmAs a relentless shocker, Evil Dead delivers, but it doesn’t stick to the skin in the same way as the original.Read More
VOD film review: Spring Breakers
August 14, 2013 | David FarnorHarmony Korine’s uneven satire manages to be about something – and at the same time absolutely nothing.Read More
VOD film review: The Place Beyond the Pines
August 5, 2013 | Chris BryantRyan Gosling and Bradley Cooper are excellent in this quiet, thoughtful and stunning epic of fathers and sons.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 3
August 2, 2013 | David Farnor“Tell it to the frogs.” It sounds silly, but Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) means it when she says it to Shane (Jon Bernthal). Why? Because she’s just been reunited with her husband, Rick (Andrew Lincoln).
Yes, only three episodes into … Read More
VOD film review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
July 31, 2013 | David FarnorA darkly fun, but disappointingly formulaic comedyRead More
VOD film review: Super 8
July 30, 2013 | David FarnorAs meta as Cloverfield and as moving as The Goonies.Read More
VOD film review: The Paperboy
July 25, 2013 | David FarnorA star-studded cast and enjoyable strange script make Lee Daniels’ feisty, humid thriller an unlikely pleasure.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Vikings Season 1, Episode 3
July 23, 2013 | David Farnor“You landed in the kingdom of Northumbria…”
Dialogue doesn’t get much better than that in Vikings, the History Channel’s slightly trashy take on Scandinavia’s spiky-headed past. Episode Three, Dispossessed, marks a big step forward for the show, as nuance lands … Read More
Amazon Prime TV Review: The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 2
July 22, 2013 | David FarnorThe Walking Dead continues its first season on LOVEFiLM Instant with Guts. It’s a suitable name for Episode Two – it’s full of the stuff. And sadly, not that much else.
After literally riding into town to save the day, … Read More
VOD film review: Identity Thief
July 18, 2013 | David FarnorA talented cast are wasted in this resolutely unfunny comedy.Read More