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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: Wimbledon (2004)
July 10, 2022 | David FarnorPaul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst are a winning match in this charming tennis rom-com.Read More
Jaws: Looking back at the first summer blockbuster
June 29, 2022 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg’s influential summer blockbuster is still swimming with tension.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
June 27, 2022 | Matthew TurnerThe third Jaws sequel is more fun than its terrible reputation suggests – but only just.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 3 (1982)
June 13, 2022 | Matthew TurnerLacking the bite of its toothy predecessors, the second Jaws sequel barely manages to stay afloat.Read More
UK TV review: The Boys Season 3
June 4, 2022 | Matthew TurnerThe Boys’ stellar third season delivers razor-sharp satire, dark humour and lashings of ultraviolence.Read More
VOD film reivew: Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts
June 1, 2022 | David FarnorRoger Michell’s surprisingly playful portrait is an entertaining chronicle of the Queen’s reign.Read More
VOD film review: Listen
June 1, 2022 | David FarnorLucia Moniz delivers a heart-wrenchingly good performance in this moving, well-acted drama.Read More
Emergency review: Timely, tense and funny
May 28, 2022 | Matthew TurnerA 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 TurnerThree African-Americans from 1939 accidentally time travel to 2013 in this sci-fi comedy satire.Read More
The Northman review: A stunning, savage saga
May 22, 2022 | David FarnorRobert Eggers’ viking revenge thriller is a stunning, savage saga of hollow masculinity.Read More