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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: The Impossible
July 7, 2017 | David Farnor
Juan Antonio Bayona’s retelling of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is a gruelling, harrowing, moving experience.Read More
UK TV review: Preacher: Season 2, Episode 3 (Damsels)
July 4, 2017 | Chris Bryant
The weirdest, most involving, most quotable search for God ever.Read More
UK TV review: Preacher Season 2, Episode 1 and 2 (spoiler-free)
June 26, 2017 | Chris Bryant
A holy trinity of the fascinating, the hilarious, and the downright disgusting.Read More
VOD film review: Anthropoid
June 25, 2017 | Chris Bryant
A driven and subtle story of striking heroism.Read More
VOD film review: Schindler’s List
June 22, 2017 | Ian Winterton
Spielberg’s masterpiece is beautifully made, disturbing and vital cinema.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: American Gods Episode 8 (spoilers)
June 19, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
A very fine finale with some of the show’s best elements at play.Read More
VOD film review: Fathers
June 18, 2017 | David Farnor
This subtly acted drama is a probing study of fatherhood and same-sex marriage in Thailand – all wrapped up in a moving, uplifting packageRead More
VOD film review: The Founder
June 16, 2017 | Ian Loring
Michael Keaton delivers a complex performance in this fascinating but even biopic of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: American Gods Episode 7 (spoilers)
June 12, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
A solid episode, although frustrating as a finale tease.Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Le Mans: Racing Is Everything
June 11, 2017 | David Farnor
Hands up if you don’t really care about motorsports. The fact that even you will like Le Mans: Racing Is Everything is a sign of how good it is.
Amazon Studios has found strong success with its niche documentaries, following … Read More
