Amazon Prime
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: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
November 6, 2013 | James Butlin
Strong action sequences and The Rock make this forgettable sequel a step up from the first GI Joe film.Read More
UK TV review: Low Winter Sun
November 4, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Mark Strong stars in this bleak, unpredictable, subtle crime drama.Read More
VOD film review: Daybreakers
November 4, 2013 | Selina Pearson
Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill and Willem Defo are fangtastic in this fun dystopian vampire flick.Read More
VOD film review: Spike Island
November 3, 2013 | Ian Loring
This nostalgic tale of friendship and growing up is an underrated, universal treat.Read More
VOD film review: Before Midnight
October 29, 2013 | David Farnor
Richard Linklater’s unique trilogy closes with a deeply honest exploration of love.Read More
VOD film review: Take Shelter
October 28, 2013 | David Farnor
A stunning, harrowing drama with a performance from Michael Shannon that will blow you away.Read More
VOD film review: Gangster Squad
October 27, 2013 | David Farnor
Grown-ups dressing up to play cops and robbers. And nothing much more.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Crossing Lines (Episode 1 and 2)
October 25, 2013 | Andrew Jones
Amazon’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 Farnor
Clio 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 Farnor
Baltasar Kormákur moving survival drama finds ordinary truth in extraordinary history.Read More
