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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: Amazing Grace
February 7, 2020 | David Farnor
This restored, intimate recording of Aretha Franklin from 1972 is an electrifying showcase for a music legend.Read More
VOD film review: Mr Jones
February 7, 2020 | Bianca Garner
James Norton is excellent in this tough but essential drama about the 1930s famine in the Ukraine.Read More
Fast Color: An understated, groundbreaking superhero drama
February 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Gugu Mbatha-Raw delivers a wonderful performance in this understated, quietly groundbreaking superhero drama.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Star Trek: Picard: Season 1, Episode 2
February 4, 2020 | Chris Bryant
A gripping second episode scatters clues and brings characters to life.Read More
Why Swamp Thing should be your next box set
February 2, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
This distinctive, horror-tinged superhero outing was cancelled prematurely but still has much to offer.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Star Trek: Picard Season 1, Episode 1
January 30, 2020 | Chris Bryant
An onslaught of narrative can’t eclipse the nostalgic thrill of Picard’s return.Read More
Star Trek: Picard: Boldly going to new, old frontiers
January 24, 2020 | David Farnor
“I came here to find safety, but one is never safe from the past.” Those are the words of Jean-Luc Picard, 18 years after we last saw him in action as the captain of the USS Starship Enterprise in the … Read More
VOD film review: Long Shot
January 20, 2020 | David Farnor
This political rom-com is unabashedly rude, surprisingly sweet and very, very funny.Read More
VOD film review: Dolemite (1975)
January 19, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Stand-up turned actor Rudy Ray Moore stars in this Blaxploitation crime comedy that inspired Dolemite Is My Name.Read More
UK TV review: Good Omens
January 15, 2020 | David Farnor
This absurd, excellently cast adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s fantasy is damn good fun.Read More
