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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: Deny Everything
January 17, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Three moronic friends attempt to dispose of a dead body or two in this well-intentioned but ultimately flat British buddy comedy.Read More
VOD film review: No Stone Unturned
January 16, 2018 | Benedict Seal
Alex Gibney turns his attention to The Troubles in a compelling study of an unbelievable piece of history.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 6
January 13, 2018 | David Farnor
The Grand Tour continues to accelerate down the lane of success, thanks to the motoring series’ relatively recent discovery that it’s OK just to be a show about cars, without any of the extra nonsense. Even a brief joke about … Read More
VOD film review: The Limehouse Golem
January 12, 2018 | David Farnor
This intelligent, gory period horror is an enjoyably old-fashioned ride.Read More
Why you should be watching This Is Us
January 8, 2018 | David Farnor
This impeccably performed family drama is unashamedly sentimental – and all the better for it.Read More
UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale Season 1 (spoilers)
January 7, 2018 | David Farnor
An uncompromising piece of television that feels urgently relevant.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 5 (Episodes 5 and 6)
January 6, 2018 | David Farnor
Vikings’ fifth season keeps up the pace as it pits its two brutal antagonist against each other.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 5
January 6, 2018 | David Farnor
Tanks, sheep, shopping malls, and Bill Bailey. Episode 5 of The Grand Tour’s second season has it all – and entirely in the right doses. The sophomore run of Amazon’s motoring series continues to steer promisingly away from the dubious … Read More
VOD film review: A Dark Song
January 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Gripping, unrelenting and unique, you’ve never seen a haunted house movie like this.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 4
December 29, 2017 | David Farnor
The Grand Tour’s biggest weakness to date has been its repeatedly forced and contrived nature, particularly when it comes to Clarkson, Hammond and May’s banter. It’s to the show’s credit, then, that they actually pay attention to such criticisms, and … Read More
