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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.
Emergency review: Timely, tense and funny
May 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
A night of chaos ensues when two Black students attempt to help a passed-out white girl in this tense and funny campus comedy.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Destination: Planet Negro! (2013)
May 26, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Three African-Americans from 1939 accidentally time travel to 2013 in this sci-fi comedy satire.Read More
The Bright Side: Funny and thoughtful drama
May 16, 2022 | Ivan
Gemma-Leah Devereux delivers a nuanced performance in this funny, thoughtful and moving drama about a stand-up comic with cancer.Read More
VOD film review: The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
May 15, 2022 | Ivan
Frankie Faison is remarkable in this powerful retelling of a tragic, avoidable death.Read More
UK TV review: Ten Percent
May 15, 2022 | Sophie Davies
Call My Agent!’s charm and humour aren’t lost in translation in this snappy, witty UK remake.Read More
UK TV review: Star Trek: Picard Season 2 (spoilers)
May 12, 2022 | Chris Bryant
The second outing for Jean-Luc Picard is fun but flimsy.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 2 (1978)
May 9, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Jaws 2 doesn’t improve on the greatest shark movie ever made, but it’s a decent sequel and an enjoyable creature feature in its own right.Read More
VOD film review: Candyman (2021)
May 1, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Nia DaCosta’s artful horror sequel reflexively rewrites both the traditions of its own franchise and the white narratives of American history.Read More
UK TV review: Undone Season 2
April 29, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlin
This moving, beautifully animated drama explores grief, regret, acceptance and abandonment with haunting intensity.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: The Final Countdown (1980)
April 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen headline this disappointing thriller about a modern-day Navy warship getting transported to Pearl Harbour in 1941.Read More
