Jonathon Wilson

At the risk of repeating oneself, the extent to which Like Flowers in Sand is content to sit in the middle of the road is...

Kubra takes a sharp pivot into sci-fi territory in Episode 8, providing a real-world explanation for the voice of Allah that might feel slightly unsatisfying for...

Kubra is a Turkish Netflix series about a man who suddenly becomes a prophet – and his mobile phone tells him so. It’s a faintly...

People are liable to find God wherever they’re most inclined to look, so the Turkish Netflix series Kubra is onto something. Season 1, which runs...

The first season of HBO’s True Detective was so great that it earned enough goodwill for two subsequent seasons, neither of which were especially well-received....

Angst is a fine line to walk in any drama, but Welcome to Samdal-ri is really good at doing it. Things haven’t gone well for...

Episode 13 of My Demon wasted far too much time on very light-hearted rom-com theatrics, so it stands to reason that Episode 14 is the...

I’ll be the first to admit that the first half of My Demon Episode 13 is a little tedious. It’s undeniable that throughout Season 1...

As we approach the Season 1 finale of Like Flowers in Sand, one can only hope that the torpid K-Drama musters something in the way...

As in any good international crime drama, the ending of Detective Forst provides the big confrontation between the maverick detective and the sadistic serial killer....

If there’s one thing Netflix isn’t short of, it’s dour international crime dramas. The latest is Detective Forst, a six-part Polish series based on the...

Adapted from Trent Dalton’s novel and filmed in Brisbane, the seven-part Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe is an original and empathetic coming-of-age story, quite unlike anything else. Season 1...

Episode 7 of Boy Swallows Universe is, like the penultimate episode, more of a straight-up mystery than the more spirited and fantastical opening installments. But...

If I wasn’t professionally obligated to watch and write about it, I don’t think I’d have made it this far with Like Flowers in Sand...

Boy Swallows Universe is a very odd show, but mostly in the best possible way. Adapted from Trent Dalton’s novel and filmed in Brisbane, the...

With Echo, Disney made the unusual move of releasing all five episodes at once. This, and the very late review embargo, suggests the House of...

The ending of Echo is personal, and this seems right for a season that has been quite impersonal for most of its run. What were...

At this point, it’s hard to put a finger on what exactly is going so badly wrong with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lack of...

Episodes 11 and 12 of Welcome to Samdal-ri welcomely expand focus, taking in more of Jeju Island’s inhabitants without losing sight of the leads, while...

No love story ever goes smoothly. There’s the getting-to-know-you phase, which is often a bit temperamental, and then the honeymoon period, which is overly sweet...