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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.
A Quiet Place: Unbearably brilliant
August 15, 2018 | David Farnor
John Krasinski’s terrifyingly taut survival thriller is so good you’ll be shouting about it for weeks.Read More
UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1 (spoilers and timeline explained)
August 13, 2018 | David Farnor
Season 4’s ambitious but uneven first half loses points for unnecessary execution.Read More
VOD film review: Terminal
August 12, 2018 | Josh Slater-Williams
A hyper-stylised Frankenstein’s monster of a movie, with dead tropes resurrected for a lifeless and tacky tale.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Preacher Season 3, Episode 7
August 11, 2018 | Chris Bryant
Preacher goes for the jugular in an episode balancing comedy and chemistry.
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UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2, Episode 12 (spoilers)
August 9, 2018 | David Farnor
Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale stumbles in an implausible penultimate episode.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Preacher: Season 3, Episode 6 (Les Enfants du Sang)
August 3, 2018 | Chris Bryant
A blistering blend of genres creates one of Preacher’s best episodes yet.Read More
VOD film review: Sicilian Ghost Story
August 3, 2018 | Rachel Bowles
Sicilian Ghost Story processes real trauma through fairy tale imagery in this beautifully shot, experimental love story. Read More
VOD film review: Antz (1998)
August 3, 2018 | Mark Harrison
This DreamWorks prototype rushed to beat A Bug’s Life to cinemas, and it shows.Read More
VOD film review: Tomb Raider (2018)
August 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Alicia Vikander makes for a likeable Lara Croft in this fun start to a promising new franchise.Read More
UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2, Episode 11 (spoilers)
August 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Elisabeth Moss deserves all the awards for this gruelling, moving one-woman show.Read More
