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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: Galaxy Quest (1999)
May 29, 2021 | Mark Harrison
Accessible to Trekkies and newbies alike, this kind-hearted sci-fi spoof is one of the greatest comedies of the 1990s.Read More
VOD film review: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
May 29, 2021 | David Farnor
This personal profile of the legendary football manager is a rousing, thoughtful watch.Read More
VOD film review: Surge
May 28, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This riveting, alarming race through one man’s breakdown is a remarkable showcase for Ben Whishaw.Read More
VOD film review: Skull: The Mask
May 27, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman bring bloody bedlam and an allegory of national rapine to the streets of contemporary São Paulo.Read More
VOD film review: P!nk: All I Know So Far
May 21, 2021 | Bianca Garner
This fly-on-the-wall music documentary is stylish but shows little beneath the surface.Read More
VOD film review: Rare Beasts
May 21, 2021 | David Farnor
Billie Piper’s superbly observed comedy is vivid, dark and wonderfully honest.Read More
Stand-up comedy review: Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity
May 19, 2021 | David Farnor
Whenever someone on Twitter asks people to name a comedian they don’t find funny, there’s one name that inexplicably crops up at the top of the list: Nish Kunar. It’s not inexplicable because the racial prejudice that fuels this wall … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Underground Railroad
May 16, 2021 | David Farnor
Barry Jenkins’ heartbreaking, powerful, beautiful adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel is an astounding achievement.Read More
Comedy review: Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother!
May 12, 2021 | David Farnor
“Can’t two women do a sketch show without a man sticking his oar in and trying to murder them?” ask Celeste Dring and Freya Parker, aka Lazy Susan, at the start of their hour-long comedy special – and, while the … Read More
Mortal Kombat: Looking back at the 1995 film
May 8, 2021 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Paul WS Anderson’s energetic, action-packed Mortal Kombat a high point for video game movies.Read More
